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.…
TL;DR THE CORPORATION: Reeve Agri-Energy, Inc., an ethanol manufacturer in Garden City, Kansas. THE LAW: The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), which mandates companies report the toxic chemicals they use, manufacture, or release. THE MISCONDUCT: For the 2021…
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…
A Decade of Danger: Kettle Cuisine’s $3,000 Insult TL;DR The Facts: For a full decade, from November 13, 2014, to November 13, 2024, food company Kettle Cuisine operated its Savage, Maryland facility in violation of federal Clean Air Act safety…
The Price of Poison TL;DR THE FACTS: Waste Corporation of Kansas, LLC, a Delaware-based company, was cited by the EPA for multiple violations of the federal Clean Air Act at its Oak Grove Landfill in Arcadia, Kansas. THE MISCONDUCT: The…
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…
TL;DR The Company: JB&D Siding and Window Company, Inc., a renovation firm based in Galesburg, Illinois. The Law: The company performed renovations on a home built before 1978, triggering federal laws under the Toxic Substances Control Act designed to protect…
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…
TLDR For nineteen days in late 2022, a chemical facility in Kankakee, Illinois, released a massive quantity of dangerous chemicals into the air while the surrounding community remained completely unaware. Legal records reveal that Kensing, LLC allowed approximately 18,640 pounds…