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 Croda Inc., a global specialty chemicals corporation, stored multiple categories of hazardous waste at its New Castle, Delaware facility for years without proper labeling, without a permit, and without conducting required weekly safety inspections. EPA inspectors found unlabeled containers…
Environmental Accountability | Clean Water Act | Nebraska & Iowa How Alter Metal Recycling Turned Nebraska’s Rivers Into Corporate Dumps Investigative Report | EvilCorporations.com | Source: EPA Region 7 Consent Agreement and Final Order, December 2025 TL;DR Alter Metal Recycling,…
Toxic Waste / Corporate Accountability / Petaluma, California They Hid the Poison A biotech company in California stored hazardous chemicals with no permit, skipped safety checks 32 times, left toxic containers wide open, and got away with a fine smaller…
Environmental Enforcement • EPA Region II • December 1, 2025 TPDA Trade Corp.’s 82 Violations and the Myth of Corporate Responsibility A federal enforcement action against TPDA Trade Corp. exposes a pattern of documented Clean Air Act violations signed, sealed,…
TL;DR Guida-Seibert Dairy Company in New Britain, CT stored over 11,000 pounds of toxic anhydrous ammonia — enough to kill or seriously injure people for blocks around — while running a facility riddled with safety violations for years. EPA inspectors…
TL;DR A hospital in Belleville, Illinois stored flammable, toxic solvents (including xylene and methanol) in open, unlabeled containers with no fire extinguisher access. The EPA found 9 separate violations at Protestant Memorial Medical Center during a single May 2023 inspection,…
TL;DR On May 25, 2024, DLP Haywood Regional Medical Center, LLC, a hospital in Clyde, North Carolina, spilled 1,651 gallons of diesel fuel directly into local waterways. The diesel contaminated Jones Cove Branch, then Richland Creek, and ultimately reached the…
Louisiana Clean Air Act Chemical Fire Sasol Chemicals: 11 Violations, One Fireball, and a Neighborhood Told to Lock Their Doors Filed: April 4, 2024 | Westlake, Louisiana | EPA Administrative Order on Consent TL;DR On October 15, 2022, Sasol Chemicals…
TL;DR K2 Pure Solutions ran a facility in Pittsburg, California that manufactured chlorine — one of the most dangerous gases on Earth — while racking up 16 separate federal safety violations documented over multiple years. The company ignored safety hazard…
Environmental Enforcement • Salisbury, Maryland • May 2024 Trinity Sterile and the 10-Ton Toxic Secret A medical supply company pumped over 20,000 pounds of a known carcinogen into a Maryland neighborhood — and kept the community completely in the dark.…