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.
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: ONEOK’s Saguaro Pipeline & Its Impact on Environmental Justice TLDR: A massive 157-mile natural gas pipeline project in Texas is set to proceed after its parent company, ONEOK Inc., successfully structured the project to avoid a…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: CALAMCO & Its Impact on the Stockton Community TLDR: For years, the CALAMCO ammonia facility in Stockton, California, systematically violated federal laws designed to protect workers and the public from catastrophic chemical accidents. Federal investigators uncovered…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Spinnaker Real Estate Partners & Its Impact on Connecticut Tenants A major Connecticut real estate management company, Spinnaker Real Estate Partners, LLC, along with its network of affiliate companies, systematically and repeatedly failed to provide tenants…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Oasis Seed Cooperative & Its Impact on Regulatory Oversight TLDR: For two years in a row, Oasis Seed Cooperative, a Utah-based agricultural company, failed to provide the U.S. government with mandatory reports detailing its pesticide production…
TLDR; For decades, a mining operation in Colorado leaked sulfuric acid into a river. The company that acquired the site, Atlantic Richfield, built containment ponds that failed to stop the leaks. After the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intervened and ordered…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Yorozu Automotive Tennessee, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TL;DR: For two consecutive years, Yorozu Automotive Tennessee, Inc., a major automotive parts manufacturer, used large quantities of toxic chemicals at its facility in Morrison, Tennessee,…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Avient vs. Westlake and the Toxic Legacy in Calvert City For the people of Calvert City, Kentucky, the environmental scars of industry are a permanent feature of the landscape. At a local vinyl-manufacturing complex, decades of…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: Di Loreto Homes of Nevada’s (Nevada Tri Partners / Damonte Ranch Commerce Center LLC) Impact on Reno’s Waterways TL;DR In the sprawling suburbs of Reno, Nevada, two (one maybe? More on that in a little bit)…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Agritec, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Transparency TLDR: Agritec, Inc., a registered producer of pesticides in Deering, North Dakota, failed to comply with federal law requiring it to report its pesticide production activities for the…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: DLD Environmental Services, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Safety TL;DR: A Michigan corporation entrusted with safely storing highly toxic Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) was cited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for systemic safety and documentation…