Air Pollution · Oil and Gas · EPA Enforcement Inspectors reported hydrocarbon emissions escaping from storage tanks and flares at EOG Resources sites. The resulting agreement requires a civil penalty, two years of monitoring and a separate $2 million engine…
Northwest European Autoworks settled federal Clean Air Act allegations without admitting it did anything wrong, and without a court ever reviewing whether the penalty was fair. TL;DR The EPA found that Northwest European Autoworks, an auto shop in Bellingham, Washington,…
Ritz-Carlton Virgin Islands EPA Fine $349,600 Air Violations | EvilCorporations.com TL;DR The Ritz-Carlton in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, paid a $349,600 penalty to the EPA for systematic Clean Air Act violations spanning 2021 through March 2024. The luxury resort…
Daniel’s Farm Store EPA Penalty: 56 Unlabeled Wood Heaters Sold in Pennsylvania | EvilCorporations.com TL;DR Daniel’s Farm Store, a Pennsylvania retailer, sold 56 wood heaters from August 2020 through June 2024 without the federally required emissions compliance labels. The heaters,…
Gilbert Orchards EPA Violation: $800 Fine for Ammonia Safety Failure TL;DR Gilbert Orchards, Inc. operates a facility in Union Gap, Washington that stores anhydrous ammonia, a federally regulated hazardous chemical. The company missed its mandatory five-year Risk Management Plan update…
TL;DR On April 30, 2019, EPA inspectors visited Domtar’s kraft pulp mill in Ashdown, Arkansas. Their personal hydrogen sulfide monitors screamed alarms registering 7 ppm and 9 ppm. They were standing next to visible emissions from the Chemi-Washer, a brown…
C S Storage IV Clean Air Act Violations Middleborough MA 2023-2026 TL;DR C S Storage IV and Wood Street Fee Owner operated a Massachusetts cold storage warehouse with over 20,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in systematic violation of Clean Air…
TL;DR The EPA fined Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC $36,777 for a Clean Air Act violation at its Columbus Compressor Station in Ashville, Ohio. A compressor seal started leaking methane and volatile organic compounds on January 5, 2022. Federal rules gave…
EvilCorporations.com • CAA-07-2026-0070 | Grand Island, Nebraska • Estimated Reading Time: 6.9 minutes TL;DR Swift Beef Company, which operates a beef slaughter and processing facility in Grand Island, Nebraska, was hit with a $1,578,440 civil penalty by the EPA for…
Clean Air Act Violation • Docket CAA-05-2026-0009 EvilCorporations.com • Docket CAA-05-2026-0009 / Elkhart, IN • Estimated reading time: 6.7 minutes TL;DR Indiana Sealant and Adhesives, LLC, which manufactures adhesives at a facility in Elkhart, Indiana, spent the entire year of…