Environmental violations include the improper disposal of waste, emissions of toxic substances, and illegal exploitation of natural resources. These practices can lead to significant environmental damage, including pollution of air and water, destruction of habitats, and loss of biodiversity. The repercussions are long-lasting, affecting the health of local communities, reducing the quality of natural resources, and contributing to global environmental crises like climate change.
TL;DR Arrow Pipeline, LLC operates a natural gas gathering and compressor station on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in Dunn County, North Dakota, the home territory of the Three Affiliated Tribes. The facility sits on tribal land, which means the…
Chemical Industry / Environmental Enforcement Oxy Vinyls Waited 7+ Hours Before Warning Anyone About a Deadly Chemical Leak EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. CERCLA-02-2024-2009 • 15 min read TL;DR At 1:03 a.m. on May 30, 2023, Oxy Vinyls, LP — operating…
Clean Air Act Enforcement • Louisiana • Docket CAA-06-2024-3372 Vopak’s “Floating Roof” Failures Put Louisiana at Risk EvilCorporations.com • EPA Region 6 Consent Agreement • 37 min read TL;DR Vopak Industrial Infrastructure Americas St. Charles, LLC operates a bulk liquid…
Environmental Enforcement Seven Violations. One Mine. Eight Thousand Dollars. EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. RCRA-05-2024-0020 • 6 min read TL;DR Northshore Mining Company, operating out of Silver Bay, Minnesota, was caught by EPA inspectors on July 31, 2023 committing seven separate…
Lead Paint Violations EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. TSCA-04-2024-6109(b) • 24 min read They Were Only Fined $31,800 After Renting Houses Containing Lead Paint A South Carolina property management company leased seven pre-1978 homes to families without disclosing known or potential…
Toxic Waste / Healthcare / EPA Enforcement $13,750. That’s What 11 Federal Violations Cost a Maryland Hospital. EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. RCRA-03-2024-0118 • 15 min read TL;DR The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UMBWMC) in Glen Burnie, Maryland…
EvilCorporations.com / Investigations $3,681 vs. $3.6 Billion: How Oasis Petroleum Cashed In on Poisoned Tribal Water EvilCorporations.com • EPA Docket No. SDWA-08-2024-0042 • Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota • 9 min read TL;DR Oasis Petroleum North America LLC operates…
Environmental Misconduct • Hazardous Waste • RCRA Enforcement Closed Containers? Nah. Parker Hannifin Preferred “Natural Airflow” for Hazardous Waste EvilCorporations.com • RCRA-10-2024-0232 • Enumclaw, WA • 28 min read TL;DR Parker-Hannifin Corporation, a massive Ohio-based industrial manufacturer, ran a facility…
Investigative Report • Environmental Enforcement Gulfstream’s Dirty Air:How a Defense Industry Giant Poisoned an Illinois Ozone Nonattainment Zone and Paid Pocket Change EvilCorporations.com • CAA-05-2024-0050 | Cahokia, Illinois | EPA Region 5 • 33 min read TL;DR Gulfstream Aerospace Services…
Poison For Profit: HF Sinclair’s Refinery Caught Spewing Carcinogens in New Mexico The Receipts The Accusation: HF Sinclair Navajo Refining LLC is being sued by the United States government and the State of New Mexico for allegedly violating the Clean…