The report states that Campbell’s admitted to violating the Clean Water Act at least 5,400 times between April 2018 and December 2024, with the incidents occurring at the canning factory located in Napoleon, Ohio.
“Campbell’s admission that it committed these violations will speed this case toward a trial that will decide what steps the company must take to curb its pollution and how large a civil penalty should be imposed. That’s great news for the people who live along the Maumee River and Lake Erie, who want prompt action on reducing sources of the toxic algae in their local waters,” said John Rumpler, Clean Water Program Director for Environment Ohio. “We appreciate Campbell’s willingness to work cooperatively with us and the federal government to solve its compliance problems, rather than spending time and effort contesting clear-cut violations of the Clean Water Act.”
This is one of the most flagrant and reprehensible environmental crimes in quite awhile. What will come of it? And because it’s not in my state, there’s not much I can do to make it worse for them. I expect a small fine and business as usual.
You know the fines were factored into the price too by some actuary. That’s what’s so asinine about fines. The consumer literally pays for them.
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See my comment above. Status Coup News calls them corporate sacrifice zones.
Usually the rich get richer and the people get sicker, while experts and environmental organizations downplay the crisis and gaslight everyone.