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.
Walmart’s “Reef Friendly” Sunscreen Is A Toxic Lie THE INVESTIGATION: IN BRIEF The Lie: Walmart sells Equate brand sunscreen prominently labeled “Reef Friendly,” targeting environmentally conscious consumers. The Truth: The product contains at least four active chemical ingredients—Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octisalate,…
The Green Premium Deception TL;DR: The Investigation The Facts: A class action lawsuit (Case 1:24-cv-11844) filed in Massachusetts accuses CleanChoice Energy, Inc. of systematic deception and price gouging. The Misconduct: CleanChoice allegedly promised customers electricity rates “based on market conditions”…
Federal Lawsuit • Clean Water Act • Case 2:24-cv-03084-DWL The Company Burying California’s Sewage in Arizona’s Groundwater EvilCorporations.com • Case 2:24-cv-03084-DWL, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona • 16 min read TL;DR Denali Water Solutions, LLC, a Delaware company headquartered…
Avista Sued by U.S. Govt for Desecrating National Park TL;DR The Facts: The United States government is suing Avista Corporation for damaging protected land. The company’s permit for a power pole in Washington’s Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area expired on…
Manhattan Project’s Nuclear Ghost Haunts St. Louis; Feds Say Cotter & Norfolk Southern Must Pay TL;DR The U.S. government is suing Cotter Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway to recover over $88 million in taxpayer money spent cleaning up radioactive waste…
Colville Inc’s Years Of Pollution TL;DR For three full years, Colville, Inc. operated eight massive gasoline storage tanks in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, without the legally required pollution control equipment, releasing uncontrolled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)…
The Price of Poison THE RECEIPTS WHO: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. & Clougherty Packing, LLC (Farmer John). WHERE: Farmer John meatpacking facility, Vernon, California. WHEN: EPA inspection on September 21, 2017. Settlement announced May 17, 2022. THE VIOLATION: Multiple breaches…
Chromium And Punishment TL;DR The Facts: U.S. Steel Corporation will pay a $1.5 million penalty for longstanding air pollution violations dating back to 2016 at its Edgar Thomson Works facility in Braddock, Pennsylvania. The Misconduct: The corporation poisoned the air…
A River of Cyanide: Cleveland-Cliffs’ Cost of Doing Business TL;DR In August 2019, Cleveland-Cliffs’ Indiana steel mill had a pump failure, discharging untreated wastewater full of cyanide and ammonia into the Little Calumet River. The toxic release killed hundreds of…
The Long Shadow of Corporate Pollution in Norfolk, Nebraska EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 8:24-cv-00425 • 60 min read TL;DR A federally designated Superfund site in Norfolk, Nebraska, sits on top of decades of industrial contamination from a former manufactured gas…