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: Federal inspectors found extensive corrosion and improvised supports on pipes carrying hundreds of thousands of pounds of chlorine and sulfur dioxide at a DPC Enterprises gas repackaging plant in Mobile, Alabama. They documented chlorine lines held up by fabric…
The Department of Justice says that a large cattle feedlot in northwest Iowa sent poop-laden wastewater into a small stream already listed as polluted, with lab tests showing sharp spikes in E. coli, ammonia, chlorides, and oxygen-sucking organic waste downstream…
TL;DR: Federal EPA inspectors allege Apple mishandled hazardous waste at its Santa Clara facility… mislabeling and mismanaging corrosive and ignitable chemicals, venting solvent tank exhaust to open air, skipping daily tank checks, and shipping waste 105 times without required land-disposal…
TL;DR: Federal EPA inspectors documented basic safety failures at a chlorine and sulfur dioxide facility in Torrance, California: corroded equipment, unlabeled and unsupported piping, unchocked one-ton gas containers, mismatched procedures on the platform, a contradictory emergency plan, and a non-operational…
Federal EPA regulators documented a pattern of oil-spill prevention failures at Shoreside Petroleum’s fuel terminal in Seward, Alaska. The company operated with inadequate secondary containment, incomplete engineering certifications, missing integrity tests, and unverifiable emergency equipment. The facility sits a short…
TL;DR: A Contitech manufacturing plant in Lincoln, Nebraska released about 125 gallons of hydraulic oil into a drainage system that flows to a tributary of Salt Creek. The spill produced a yellow sheen on the water and shorelines. This is…
TL;DR: A major Portland based metal-casting company (PCC Structurals) crossed federal reporting thresholds for hydrogen fluoride, nitric acid, and nitrate compounds across multiple years and facilities. They also failed to file required toxic release reports on time, and submitted incomplete…
TL;DR: A series of explosions at Arkema’s Crosby, Texas chemical plant in the days after Hurricane Harvey released toxic, flammable chemicals, forced evacuations, and left nearby homes coated in chemical-laden residue. A federal class action case later secured injunctive measures,…
TL;DR: A 748-foot oil tanker grounded off Puerto Rico. No oil spilled, thankfully. But the emergency response to free it smashed and destabilized nearly 7,000 square meters of living coral (public natural resources) triggering years of restoration plans and multi-million-dollar…
TL;DR Naomi Trading Co. Ltd. brought 180 gas-powered chainsaws into the United States that lacked required emissions labels and were tied to an engine certificate covering smaller engines than the ones shipped. Federal inspectors determined the shipment violated the Clean…