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Industrial Environmental Noncompliance Radar: 2026 statistics from 2,382 public records
Texas leads with 300 of 2,382 records (12.6%), ahead of California with 288 (12.1%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online)
Key findings
- Zalwin's EPAPulse dataset holds 2,382 EPAPulse records dated 1999-03-31 to 2026-11-03 (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online)). #
- Texas leads with 300 of 2,382 records (12.6%), ahead of California with 288 (12.1%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online)). #
- The most common statute in violation is Clean Water Act (CWA): 1,284 of 2,382 records (53.9%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online)). #
- Across 934 records with a stated amount, the total is 359,839,411 and the median is 39,000; the largest is 100,000,001 (EES COKE BATTERY L.L.C. (P0408), DETROIT MI) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online)). #
- The top 10% of records by amount (93 of 934) account for 84.2% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online)). #
- 28 of 2,382 records (1.2%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online)). #
- In Texas, the leading statute in violation is Clean Water Act (CWA) with 172 of 300 records (57.3%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online)). #
EPAPulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 300 | 12.6% |
| California | 288 | 12.1% |
| Illinois | 231 | 9.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 201 | 8.4% |
| New York | 199 | 8.4% |
| Indiana | 193 | 8.1% |
| Georgia | 192 | 8.1% |
| Ohio | 188 | 7.9% |
| Michigan | 166 | 7.0% |
| New Jersey | 152 | 6.4% |
| Louisiana | 148 | 6.2% |
| Florida | 124 | 5.2% |
EPAPulse records by statute in violation
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Water Act (CWA) | 1,284 | 53.9% |
| Clean Air Act (CAA) | 270 | 11.3% |
| Hazardous Waste (RCRA) | 162 | 6.8% |
| CWA CAA | 151 | 6.3% |
| CWA RCRA | 81 | 3.4% |
| CAA RCRA | 23 | 1.0% |
| CWA CAA RCRA | 20 | 0.8% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 2,382 public records dated 1999-03-31 to 2026-11-03; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: U.S. EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated amount.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "EPAPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/epapulse