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 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…
TL;DR: Federal regulators allege Fortune Painting Company (which does business as Fortune Restoration) performed renovation work at a dozen pre-1978 homes without assigning a certified lead-safe renovator or keeping the records that prove basic safety steps. Fortune Painting also failed…
TL;DR: Federal regulators documented that Jackson Electric Cooperative mishandled toxic PCB (a forever chemical like PFAS) waste across multiple years. Jackson Electric Cooperative then failed to perform required leak checks and keep inspection records, kept incomplete annual logs, and also…
TL;DR: Federal EPA regulators concluded that the operator of the Kiefer Landfill in Sacramento County broke clean-air rules across critical safety controls that protect neighbors from toxic landfill gases. The agency secured a six-figure penalty and detailed a series of…
TL;DR: Federal EPA enforcers say Sherwin-Williams stored and handled a temperature-sensitive organic peroxide in ways that predictably led to an overpressure release at its Garland, Texas plant, sending pollution into the air and contaminated runoff into Duck Creek. Sherwin-Williams agreed…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Domestic Gaskets & Its Impact on Drivers and Public Health TL;DR: Federal records show Domestic Gaskets sold 635 “EGR delete” kits designed to disable factory emissions controls on popular diesel trucks, a practice the Clean Air…
The EPA accused Stevens and Soldwisch Oil and Gas Properties I, LLC of basic monitoring and reporting failures at a Class II injection well in St. Clair County, Michigan… failures which undercut safeguards meant to keep drinking water sources protected.…
TL;DR Summary The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a binding order against Akal Energy-Buford Outpost, owned by a Manjot Pandher, for multiple and repeated violations of federal drinking water laws. The evil company failed to monitor for bacterial contamination, neglected…
TL;DR:Two Rivers Cattle Feeders, a large Missouri livestock operation, was found by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to have repeatedly discharged animal waste into a tributary of Salt Creek without a required federal permit. The EPA’s investigation revealed that…