TL;DR:According to a consent agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Big Toms Pest Control LLC illegally dumped significant quantities of pesticide products (explicitly labeled as toxic) near rural Utah water infrastructure, including city water storage tanks and a…
A federal environmental case shows that Westport Pools, LLC (which does business a Landmark Aquatic) mishandled a concentrated pesticide at its Missouri facility. EPA inspectors found an unlabeled bulk tank of a registered pesticide, no lockable shutoff valve to prevent…
TL;DR: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that Earth Laboratories, Inc., a pesticide producer in Evansville, Indiana, violated federal pesticide reporting laws three times… submitting one incomplete report and two late ones. The company agreed to pay a $1,300…
Picture this. Someone—a parent, a small business owner, a school janitor—reaches under a sink in Houston. They grab a bottle of Arcoiris All Purpose Cleaner. On the label, a promise made in two languages: it contains a “Bactericide” and it…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Agritec, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Transparency TLDR: Agritec, Inc., a registered producer of pesticides in Deering, North Dakota, failed to comply with federal law requiring it to report its pesticide production activities for the…
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 Pollution Case Study: The Starco Group & Its Impact on Public Health and Safety TL;DR: A Pattern of Secrecy and Disregard A California-based pesticide producer, The Starco Group, Inc., has been cited for repeatedly failing to inform the U.S.…
EPA Fines Michigan Pesticide Firms for Misbranding and Record Failures Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Agroscience International, Inc. · EPA Consent Agreement and Final Order EPA Fines Michigan Pesticide Firms for Misbranding and Record Failures Agroscience International and Planet Earth Creations…