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The EPA and its federal, state and local law enforcement partners investigate and prosecute significant and egregious violations of environmental laws. These investigations involve, but are not limited to, the illegal disposal of hazardous waste; the illegal discharge of pollutants to a water of the United States; the illegal importation of certain restricted or regulated chemicals into the United States; tampering with a drinking water supply; mail fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering relating to environmental criminal activities.
People often ask us, "It seems like companies get away with polluting all the time, just look at Exxon and the Valdez!" While it may be true that some companies treat the environment, your community's well-being and your health like a doormat and act as though their crimes are nothing more than a public relations expense; individuals and companies are being caught all the time. And the penalties are severe! Follow Detective Joe Friday and read on to learn about the appalling gall of these jerks and their crimes.
It is EHSO's opinion that our society's obsession with money and instant wealth, combined with a generally apathetic public, and politicians more concerned with polls than pollution is leading to an increase in pollution and deliberate polluters. If you suspect a persistent polluter in your area, email us (or click here to use the EPA's report a violator form ) for instructions to assist the EPA in catching him! To search a company's compliance history, click here!
Disclaimer: The following news stories are all taken verbatim from EPA releases, so don't even think of trying to sue us if you or your firm's name is here! We will WELCOME the publicity! Will your company?
12/20/2013
Florida Pesticide Producer to Pay $1.7 Million Penalty for
Selling Misbranded Pesticides
12/19/2013
Energy Company to Pay $3.2 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean
Water Violations in West Virginia / Chesapeake Appalachia LLC
to spend estimated $6.5 million to restore areas damaged by
natural gas extraction activities
12/19/2013
West Haven, Conn. fined for Illegal Sewage Discharges; Will
Take Action to Significantly Reduce Sewage Discharges to New
Haven Harbor and Long Island Sound
12/19/2013
Chicopee Company Pays Fine and Ships over 40,000 lbs of
Hazardous Waste, Protecting Human Health and the Environment
12/19/2013
Following Fatal Blast, Metal Recycler Required to Invest in
Modern Technology and Company-Wide Protections to Prevent
Future Accidental Chemical Releases
12/19/2013
EPA Settles Cases Against Two Eastern Sandusky County
Companies for Chemical Reporting Violations
12/19/2013
EPA Settlement Yields Improved Ability for Nantucket Company
to Respond to Oil Spills
12/19/2013
U.S. EPA fines agricultural products companies $74,880 for
pesticide violations in Calif. and Ariz.
12/19/2013
Following Fatal Blast, Metal Recycler Required to Invest in
Modern Technology and Company-Wide Protections to Prevent
Future Accidental Chemical Releases
12/19/2013
NOAA, EPA seek public comment on proposal to disapprove
Oregon's Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Program
12/18/2013
Darigold failed to report chlorine gas release in Portland to
authorities in timely manner
12/17/2013
Oregon Companies Settle with EPA for Illegal Disposal of
Millions of Pounds of Reactive Hazardous Waste
12/12/2013
EPA Takes Action to Protect Farm Workers in Puerto Rico;
Bayer CropScience to Initiate Measures to Protect Workers and
Pay $53,000 Penalty
12/05/2013
Seattle marine engine dealer agrees to pay penalty, change
engines in federal clean air case
12/03/2013
Twin Falls fish farm settles with EPA for water pollution
violations
11/25/2013
Supplier for Embalming Chemicals Takes Action to Improve
Safety at Facilities under Settlement
11/20/2013
Puerto Rico Land Authority Agrees to Stop Clearing Wetlands
in Guanica, Puerto Rico; Will Mitigate Damage Done
11/20/2013
EPA Fines Fisher Sand and Gravel $150,000 for dust violations
11/19/2013
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to
close contaminated wells, protect groundwater in EPA
agreement
11/19/2013
Cabot Corporation Agrees to Spend Over $84 Million to Control
Harmful Air Pollution at Texas, Louisiana Facilities
11/14/2013
Chemical Company Failed to Disclose Public Health Risks,
Judge Rules in Favor of EPA
11/13/2013
City of Shreveport Agrees to $342 Million Sewer System
Upgrade to Comply with Clean Water Act
11/07/2013
Settlement Collects Cleanup Costs for Birch Swamp Road
Superfund Site in Warren, R.I.
11/06/2013
Shreveport Plant Installs Fence-line Monitors
11/05/2013
Newfield Production Company to pay $600K penalty to resolve
Safe Drinking Water Act violations on the Uintah and Ouray
Reservation (Utah)
11/01/2013
Progressive Nutrition of Norfolk, Neb., to Pay $125,000 for
Settlement of Federal Pesticide Violations
10/31/2013
EPA Settles Clean Water Act Violations in Arkansas
10/29/2013
EPA Fines Phoenix-based Company $95,000 for PCB violations
10/28/2013
HBD/Thermoid Inc. Agrees to $371,075 Settlement for Alleged
Violations of Clean Air Act at Chanute, Kan., Facility
10/28/2013
Former Winchester, Idaho hotel owner settles with EPA for
asbestos demolition violations
10/28/2013
Methuen Mass. School Bus Company Pays $33K Penalty for
Excessive Idling
10/25/2013
County Edge Dairy Inc. to Pay $20,000 Penalty for Clean Water
Act Violations at its Inwood, Iowa, Facility
10/23/2013
Ritchie Enterprises Inc., of Sullivan, Mo., to Pay $30,000
for Failure to Use Lead Safe Work Practices and Notify
Homeowners of Lead Risks
10/23/2013
Kansas and Illinois Pesticide Distributors to Pay Penalties
Totaling $96,640 for Distributing Misbranded Pesticides
10/23/2013
EPA Orders Middletown, NY to Address Clean Water Act
Violations
10/23/2013
EPA Reaches Settlement with Goshen, New York Company for
Violations of Federal Toxics Law
10/18/2013
Dyno Nobel Inc. to Pay $257,167 for Clean Air Act and Risk
Management Program Violations at Two Facilities in Missouri
09/30/2013
City of Tacoma settles with EPA for violating federal rules
on PCBs in used oil
09/30/2013
EPA Obtains Warrant to Address Over 1000 Drums and Containers
at New Jersey Facility; Ongoing Investigation Reveals
Presence of Hazardous Materials (Photos Available via Web
Link)
09/24/2013
EPA Fines BIA $136,000 for Keams Canyon Drinking Water
Violations on the Hopi Reservation
09/23/2013
Griffin Bros. Inc. settles with EPA for violating federal
pesticide rules in Salem, OR
09/20/2013
Texas Refinery WIll Pay $8.75 Million for Failing to Comply
with Enforcement Settlement to Resolve Air Violations
09/19/2013
CITGO Agrees to Reduce Air Pollution and Pay Penalty to
Resolve Clean Air Act Violations at Refineries in Louisiana
and Illinois
09/19/2013
Hancock County, Iowa, Cattle Feeder Agrees to Innovative
Settlement for Violating Water Permit
09/19/2013
Asarco agrees to pay $146,600 for PCB violations at Hayden
copper smelter
09/18/2013
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson settles with EPA for
hazardous waste law violations
09/16/2013
EPA Strengthens S.S. Badger Consent Decree in Response to
Public Comments; Penalties Increased for Failing to Cease
Coal Ash Discharge to Lake Michigan at End of 2014 Sailing
Season
09/13/2013
Post Foods to Spend More than $2 Million for Air Violations
at Modesto Cereal Plant
09/12/2013
EPA Orders Work at Cameron, Smith Lake Chapter Mines
09/10/2013
Settlement with Town of Timmonsville and City of Florence
will Resolve Drinking Water and Sewer Problems
09/10/2013
Columbia, S.C., Agrees to Major Sewer System Upgrades
09/05/2013
EPA fines Shell for Clean Air Act permit violations during
offshore oil exploration in Alaska
09/05/2013
EPA Launches New Online Mapping Tool for Environmental Impact
Statements
09/05/2013
EPA and Coast Guard Reach Pollution Control Agreement with
Carnival / New Advanced Technologies Allow Industry to Comply
with Emission Standards, Reduce Costs
09/04/2013
United States Reaches Settlement with Safeway To Reduce
Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances Nationwide /
09/04/2013
EPA reaches settlement with Safeway to reduce emissions of
ozone-depleting refrigerants nationwide
09/04/2013
United States Reaches Settlement with Safeway to Reduce
Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances Nationwide
09/04/2013
United States Reaches Settlement with Safeway to Reduce
Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances Nationwide
09/03/2013
Public Availability Meeting Scheduled Thursday, Sept. 5, for
Chicago Heights Boulevard Site in St. Louis County, Mo.
09/03/2013
EPA Requires HA International to Reduce Hazardous Air
Emissions at Illinois Facility
08/29/2013
Corpus Christi Plant Agrees to Pay Over
08/29/2013
Two California Firms and Owner Agree to Settle Clean Air Act
Violations Stemming From Illegal Import of Vehicles
08/27/2013
Family Dollar, Inc., Pays $602,438 Penalty for Distribution
of Misbranded Pesticides
08/26/2013
EPA focusing on industrial stormwater compliance, targeting a
serious threat to Puget Sound water quality
08/23/2013
Big West Oil to spend $18M on emission controls to resolve
Clean Air Act violations at North Salt Lake refinery
08/23/2013
Hazardous Waste Settlement Leads to School Cleanups in 60
Schools in R.I. and Mass.
08/21/2013
United States and the Commonwealth of Kentucky Reach
Agreement with AK Steel Corporation to Resolve Clean Air Act
Violations
08/20/2013
Yakima fuel distributor violated oil spill prevention and
response safety rules
08/19/2013
Companies in Illinois, Nebraska to Pay Settlements Totaling
$84,387 for Distribution of Misbranded or Mislabeled
Pesticides
08/19/2013
Idaho sugar company failed to prevent industrial stormwater
discharges, violated federal clean water rules
08/14/2013
Abilene Products Co., Inc., Agrees to $90,660 Settlement for
Violations of Clean Air Act at Abilene, Kan., Fertilizer
Facility
08/12/2013
Salem, Mass. Contractor Faces Penalty for Violating Lead
Renovation Rule at Kittery, Maine Site
08/08/2013
Meriden Conn. Company Pays Fine for Hazardous Waste
Violations
08/05/2013
Port of Tacoma settles with EPA, Department of Justice for
damaging wetlands in violation of Clean Water Act
08/05/2013
Maralex Disposal to pay $89,900 penalty to resolve Safe
Drinking Water Act violations at disposal well on Southern
Ute Reservation (Colo.)
08/02/2013
Fry's Electronics Fined $50,000 by U.S. EPA for Making
Unsubstantiated Health Claims
08/01/2013
NEWS BRIEF: Final report available from investigation of
injection wells at Lahaina wastewater facility
07/31/2013
Chevron to pay $384,000 penalty and improve emission controls
to resolve Clean Air Act violations at Salt Lake City
refinery
07/31/2013
Billerica, Mass. Company to Pay $2.6+ Million for Alleged
Pesticide Violations
07/31/2013
STATEMENTS: Senior EPA Officials Pay Tribute to Ira Leighton,
who Helped Shape Environmental Protection since 1972
07/31/2013
Compliance with environmental laws helps protect air, land,
and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington
07/31/2013
EPA Proposes Rule to Modernize Clean Water Act Reporting /
E-reporting initiative will increase efficiency, ease burden
for states and improve public access to data
07/31/2013
Springfield, Mass. Housing Authority Settles Lead-Based Paint
Disclosure Case
07/29/2013
Fife, Washington ice manufacturer failed to notify emergency
responders of hazardous chemical release
07/25/2013
Prudent Technologies to Pay $65,450 Penalty for Violations of
Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule at Omaha Lead Site
07/25/2013
Sorrento settles with EPA for chemical management violations
at Nampa, Idaho plant
07/23/2013
San Antonio Agrees to $1.1 Billion Upgrade Sewer Systems to
Comply With Clean Water Act
07/18/2013
United States Reaches an Agreement with XTO Energy to Prevent
Waste Spills from Natural Gas Exploration and Production
07/17/2013
Florida Man and His Corporation Sentenced for Wetlands
Violations in Panama City
07/17/2013
Perma-Fix Northwest Richland settles with EPA for waste
management violations
07/17/2013
Florida Man and His Corporation Sentenced for Wetlands
Violations in Panama City
07/17/2013
School Bus Company to Install Automatic Idle Shut-off
Controls and Pay Penalties under the Clean Air Act
07/16/2013
Laconia N.H. Company Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants
about Lead Paint Hazards
07/11/2013
Nature's Best, LLC, to Pay $19,669 Civil Penalty for
Violations of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act
07/11/2013
Companies to pay penalty, reduce harmful emissions from
Hagerstown cement plant
07/11/2013
Settlement with City of Wilmington, New Hanover County and
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority will Reduce Sewer
Overflows
07/11/2013
R.I. Property Management Company Fined for Failing to Notify
Tenants about Lead Paint Hazards in Providence
07/10/2013
Shell Oil To Spend Over $115 Million to Reduce Harmful Air
Pollution at Houston Area Refinery And Chemical Plant
07/08/2013
Hercules to Pay $2 Million Penalty for Violations at Resin
Disposal Superfund Site, Jefferson Borough
07/02/2013
Kansas Department of Transportation to Pay $477,500 Penalty
to Settle Violations of Clean Water Act at Three Construction
Sites
07/02/2013
Deseret Generation and Transmission Co-operative agrees to
resolve Clean Air Act violations at Utah Power Plant
07/01/2013
Energy Department settles with EPA for waste management
violations at Hanford
07/01/2013
EPA Warns Against Use of Refrigerant Substitutes That Pose
Fire and Explosion Risk
06/28/2013
United States and Tennessee Reach Agreement with King
Pharmaceuticals LLC to Resolve Allegations of Clean Air Act
Violations
06/26/2013
EPA Reaches Agreement with SunCoke Energy for Clean Air
Violations at Plants in Illinois and Ohio
06/25/2013
Oregon and Idaho property managers failed to disclose lead
paint hazards to renters
06/21/2013
W/T Land and Cattle settles with EPA for water pollution
violations
06/19/2013
Settlement with Ash Grove Cement Company to Reduce Thousands
of Tons of Air Emissions
06/13/2013
United States and Arkansas File Joint Complaint Against
ExxonMobil for Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill in Mayflower,
Arkansas
06/13/2013
MassDOT and Contractor Fined for Clean Water Violations
06/12/2013
New Haven, Conn. Cold Storage Warehouse Fined for Release of
Toxic Ammonia from Facility
06/11/2013
FMC Corporation to begin Superfund cleanup at former
phosphorus processing plant near Pocatello, Idaho
06/11/2013
EPA Orders a Stop Sale of Hampton Manufacturing, Inc's
"Antibacterial H-42 Clipper Cleaner"
06/06/2013
Miami-Dade Agrees to $1.6 Billion Upgrade of its Sewer System
to Eliminate Sewage Overflows
06/05/2013
EPA Fines Phoenix Lamp Recycler More Than $70,000 for PCB
Violations
06/05/2013
HarenLaughlin Construction Company of Lenexa, Kan., to Pay
$27,286 Penalty for Failure to Use Lead-Safe Work Practices
and Notify Property Owner of Lead Risks
06/05/2013
06/03/2013
EPA Approves Plan to Control Sewer Overflows in Cincinnati
Area / Will Reduce Releases of Sewage and Polluted Stormwater
by More Than 1.5 Billion Gallons Each Year
05/30/2013
Public Comments Sought on Proposed Coal Ash Cleanup
Settlement with Rotary Drilling Supply in Jefferson County,
Mo.
05/30/2013
Tesoro to pay $1.1 million to resolve Clean Air Act
violations
05/30/2013
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. to pay penalty for
chemical reporting violations at Aragonite, Utah facility
05/30/2013
Reddy Ice Corporation to pay penalty and improve accident
prevention and preparedness at Denver facility
05/30/2013
Tesoro to Pay $1.1 Million to Resolve Clean Air Act
Violations
05/29/2013
Farm Services Cooperative, of Shelby, Iowa, to Pay $21,450
Civil Penalty for Sale of Restricted Use Pesticides
05/28/2013
Wal-Mart Pleads Guilty To Federal Environmental Crimes And
Civil Violations And Will Pay More Than $81 Million /
Retailer admits violating criminal and civil laws designed to
protect water quality and to ensure proper handling of
hazardous wastes and pesticides
05/23/2013
EPA to be reimbursed $340K for hazardous waste cleanup at
Lin-Electric Superfund site in Mercer County, W.Va.
05/23/2013
United States Takes Action to Reduce Hazards from Phosphoric
Acid Manufacturing at Louisiana Facility
05/22/2013
Coffeyville Resources Refining and Marketing to Pay $300,000
to Settle Violations of Clean Air Act at Kansas Oil Refinery
05/15/2013
EPA orders gas stations to close underground injection wells
to protect drinking water sources on Yakama Reservation
05/10/2013
Rhode Island Shipbuilder to Pay Fine and Take Actions to
Reduce Air Emissions under Settlement with EPA
05/07/2013
Trucking company to pay $83,500 for gasoline spill in Lake
County, Montana
05/02/2013
Rhode Island Company Pays $198,500 to Settle Clean Air
Violations at Brattleboro, VT Facility
05/02/2013
EPA Takes Action Against Violators of the Lead Renovation,
Repair and Painting Rule
05/01/2013
Rhode Island Boatyard to Reduce Air Emissions and Pay Penalty
04/23/2013
Beef Products Inc. to Pay $450,000 Penalty for Clean Air Act
Violations at its Waterloo, Iowa, Facility
04/22/2013
U.S. EPA Requires ADOT to Reduce Pollution from Stormwater
Runoff
04/22/2013
Clean Air Act Settlement with Wisconsin Utilities to Reduce
Emissions by More Than 50,000 Tons Annually
04/22/2013
Clean Air Act Settlement with Wisconsin Utilities to Reduce
Emissions by More Than 50,000 Tons Annually
04/19/2013
EPA: Compliance with environmental laws helps protect air,
land and water in communities across Alaska, Idaho, Oregon,
and Washington
04/19/2013
Cement Manufacturer Agrees to Reduce Harmful Air Emissions at
Colorado Plant
04/18/2013
R.I. Landlords Fined for Failing to Notify Tenants about Lead
Paint Hazards in Woonsocket
04/16/2013
Grain Processing Corporation of Muscatine, Iowa, Agrees to
Pay $129,000 Penalty for Clean Water Act Violations
04/16/2013
Seattle and King County, Wash. Agree to Upgrade Combined
Stormwater Systems to Protect Local Waters from Raw Sewage
Overflows / City and county combined sewer overflows expected
to drop by up to 99% by 2030
04/15/2013
EPA action protects Big Windsor Reservoir from feedlot waste
04/10/2013
EPA To Hold Second Budget Call Due to Earlier Technical
Difficulties
04/10/2013
EPA's FY 2014 Budget Proposal Maintains the Strength of
Federal, State, and Tribal Core Environmental and Human
Health Protections/FY 2014 Request Focuses on Transforming
the Way EPA Does Business
04/08/2013
Dudley, Mass. Packaging Plant to Pay Nearly $485K Penalty for
Environmental Violations
04/08/2013
Ethanol producer to pay $136,500 for risk management and
chemical reporting violations at Aberdeen and Huron, S.D.
facilities
04/05/2013
Tyson Foods, Inc., to Pay $3.95M Penalty for Clean Air Act
Violations at Facilities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska
04/05/2013
Settlement with Tyson Foods to Address Multiple Releases of
Anhydrous Ammonia / Settlement requires company to conduct
third party audits to reduce threat of accidental chemical
releases, purchase emergency equipment for first responders
04/04/2013
Kingston, N.H. Concrete Producer Agrees To Resolve Clean
Water Act Violations
04/04/2013
EPA Issues Clean Water Act Permit for Small Suction Dredge
Miners in Idaho
04/03/2013
Portland Oil Re-Refining Company ordered to safely dispose
PCB-contaminated oil or pay penalty
04/03/2013
EPA Settles with Hydrofarm, Inc. for Selling Unregistered
Pesticides
04/02/2013
Collis Inc to Pay $31,379 Civil Penalty for Hazardous Waste
Violations in Clinton, Iowa
04/01/2013
U.S. Air Force 611th Air Support Group Closes Banned Motor
Vehicle Waste Wells at Three Alaska Sites
04/01/2013
Oregon fuel companies fined for federal oil spill prevention
and response violations
Don't know which EPA Region You are in? City
and County of Honolulu wastewater treatment plants' exemptions not
renewed / Sand Island and Honouliuli plants will be required to
upgrade to full secondary treatment
01/05/2009 - See the news about the SEC indictment of Waste Management former senior officers - Dean Buntrock and Phil Rooney and others! These guys were doing "Enron" long before you ever heard of Enron!
