Environmental Enforcement A container holding 81 refrigerant cylinders reached the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach without the regulatory authorizations required for the shipment. The settlement shows how the cargo was stopped, priced and sent back out of the…
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…