TL;DR THE FACTS: Between May 2020 and November 2023, a Pennsylvania auto shop named CB Tuning, LLC sold nine illegal “defeat devices” designed to disable emission control systems on cars, a direct violation of the federal Clean Air Act. THE…
A River of Rot: How Thumann’s Treated New Jersey’s Water TL;DR Thumann’s Inc., a New Jersey meat packing company, was caught illegally discharging industrial waste from its Carlstadt facility into public waterways. Pollutants included processed meat parts, fats, oil, grease,…
Broken Promises, Poisoned Air: Birla Carbon’s Three-Year Delay TL;DR In 2018, Birla Carbon U.S.A., Inc. signed a legally binding Consent Decree with the U.S. government, Louisiana, and Kansas, promising to install pollution control technology at its carbon black plants by…
TL;DR Wisconsin-based FiberPro, Inc. was caught by EPA inspectors violating its Clean Air Act permit on May 16, 2024. The company was illegally releasing Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) into the atmosphere by leaving waste resin in open buckets and operating…
TL;DR Illinois-based company Alpha Circuit I, LLC (whose President’s face I reveal the face of at the bottom of this article) repeatedly violated the federal Clean Water Act. The violations were discovered during an EPA inspection on July 8, 2025.…
Scribner Grain & Lumber Caught Venting Toxic Gas TL;DR Scribner Grain & Lumber Company, an agricultural business in Scribner, Nebraska, was caught by the EPA violating the federal Clean Air Act. The company stored more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous…
$1.1 MILLION: THE PRICE OF POISONING A DECADE OF AIR TL;DR The Facts: Anchor Glass Container Corporation, a major glass manufacturer, was caught in systemic violation of the federal Clean Air Act across multiple facilities in New York, Georgia, Florida,…
U.S. Minerals, Inc: A Case Study in Corporate Negligence TL;DR U.S. Minerals, Inc. was caught by the Environmental Protection Agency violating the federal Clean Water Act at its Kansas facility. The company processes coal slag and allowed this industrial waste…
Sappington Crude Oil: A Weak Fine for Risking Michigan’s Drinking Water TL;DR The Facts: Sappington Crude Oil, operating in West Branch, Michigan, was cited by the EPA for violating the Safe Drinking Water Act. They repeatedly exceeded the maximum legal…
The Price of Poison: Mizumo Auto’s $7 Violation TL;DR California-based Mizumo Auto was caught selling 1,609 illegal “defeat devices” designed to disable vehicle emission control systems. These devices, known as EGR delete kits, were sold between January 2019 and September…