On March 23, 2017, crews working on behalf of Avista Corporation—one of the leading utilities in the Pacific Northwest—went into the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area to stabilize, move, and replace a power pole. In so doing, they trespassed on…
It began in August 2019 with a pump failure. By itself, such a mechanical glitch might seem minor—an annoying but inevitable hiccup in an industrial setting. Yet according to the complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and…
A staggering series of allegations has emerged from court documents in a high-stakes legal battle between Plaze, Inc. (“Plaze”) and Chris and Maria Callas (the “Defendants”), exposing what Plaintiffs claim is a brazen attempt to undermine a multimillion-dollar business deal…
It was a hot spring day in March 2015 when inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) arrived at fourteen well pads operated by QEP Energy Company on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. Armed with optical…
OTR Performance allegedly manufactured, sold, offered for sale, and even installed at least 2,300 products—commonly known as “defeat devices”—whose principal effect was to remove or bypass emission-control systems in heavy-duty diesel engines (HDDEs). Further, the company allegedly carried out modifications…
Xtreme Diesel Performance Sold Illegal Emissions Defeat Devices Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Xtreme Diesel Performance, LLC · EPA enforcement action and civil penalty Xtreme Diesel Performance Sold Illegal Emissions Defeat Devices New Jersey company manufactured and sold aftermarket parts that…