Product Safety

When the Well Runs Over.
On June 22, 2021, workers at a natural gas–fired electricity power plant in Kern County, California, discovered a serious operational failure: wastewater injected underground began seeping back up to the surface within mere feet of the injection well, pooling...

For 8 Years, Evonik Held A Clean River Hostage w/ 2 Million Gallons of Oil
It was a quiet August day in 2017 when inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 arrived at Evonik Corporation’s Mapleton, Illinois facility. Tucked within the preliminary pages of the Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) legal...

Eversource Energy charges $102 to do $5 of work
[1] INTRODUCTION In a legal complaint filed in the Suffolk Superior Court of Massachusetts, a group of consumers led by Plaintiff Allison Newton alleges that Eversource Energy has systematically charged exorbitant “Reconnect Charges” that bear no relationship to its...

Some of Marathon’s gas stations had dangerous amounts of emissions for months
Introduction Corporate Intent Exposed The Corporate Playbook / How They Got Away with It Crime Pays / The Corporate Profit Equation System Failure / Why Regulators Did Nothing This Pattern of Predation Is a Feature, Not a Bug The PR Playbook of Damage Control...

The 5-Year Cover-Up That Put Profits Over Illinois’ Kishwaukee River
1. Introduction On a quiet street in Sycamore, Illinois, an industrial facility sits at 356 North Cross Street, largely unnoticed by residents going about their daily lives. This facility, owned and operated by Elgiloy Specialty Metals, produces drawn wire—including...

How Burgerim’s “Business in a Box” Scammed Millions
SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION The story of the Israeli Burgerim’s franchising scheme offers a window into corporate greed and the perils of unbridled neoliberal capitalism. Burgerim sold more than 1,500 hamburger restaurant franchises across the nation—collecting tens of...