Corporate Pollution Case Study: Eakas Corporation & Its Impact on Public Health in Peru, Illinois TL;DR: For years, an Illinois auto-parts manufacturer, Eakas Corporation, systematically violated the Clean Air Act by spewing volatile, smog-forming chemicals into the air at rates…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Bradshaw Window and Siding & Its Impact on Public Health TLDR: A Missouri-based home renovation company, Bradshaw Services, operated for-profit while allegedly committing multiple serious violations of federal lead paint safety laws. According to a legal…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Buchheit Agri, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Safety TL;DR: Missouri-based Buchheit Agri, Inc., a small company with approximately 100 employees, was caught producing and selling a pesticide-laced cattle feed without the required government registration or…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: DAP Global, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TLDR: For years, a Baltimore facility owned by DAP Global, Inc., a major manufacturer of sealants and adhesives, operated in violation of fundamental hazardous waste laws designed…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Bold Realty, LLC & Its Impact on Public Health TL;DR Bold Realty, LLC, a Pennsylvania landlord, was penalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for repeatedly failing to provide federally-mandated warnings about the risks of lead…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: DCM Legacy, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TL;DR: A Maryland corporation, DCM Legacy, Inc., repeatedly failed to perform and document mandatory monthly safety inspections on equipment designed to control harmful dust pollution at its…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: JH Motorsports Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TLDR: A California-based auto parts company, JH Motorsports, Inc., was caught selling and installing hundreds of illegal “defeat devices” designed to bypass vehicle emission controls. These parts,…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: Allnex USA Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health and the Environment TLDR: For over two years, a chemical plant in West Virginia, a major source of hazardous air pollutants, allegedly failed to perform legally required…
Corporate Laziness Case Study: Halifax Construction Company, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TL;DR: Halifax Construction Company, Inc. proceeded with the demolition of a commercial bank building in Atlanta without providing the legally required advance notice to environmental regulators.…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Valcourt & FirstService Residential & Its Impact on Public Health Tl;DR At a residential condominium complex in Pennsylvania, contract workers were ordered to sand and grind balcony materials, releasing toxic asbestos fibers into the air. An…