EPA enforcement cases (ICIS-FE&C: 134k civil/criminal cases + 200k defendants)

Dataset · US Environmental Protection Agency · source URL ↗

Every EPA civil and criminal enforcement action since the 1980s — 134,805 cases with $1.56 billion in penalties assessed and 199,682 named defendants. Pairs with epa_facilities (already in catalog) so you can join facility violation history with the formal enforcement that followed. Top defendants by case count: PhoneSoap LLC (135), Syngenta (115), GM (114), GE (106), BASF (90), Ford (81). Largest single penalties: Cummins $25M, Caterpillar $25M, Koch Industries $15M. Source: EPA ECHO's ICIS-FE&C download (case_downloads.zip).

Source organization
US Environmental Protection Agency
License / terms
Coverage
134,805 cases · $1.557B penalty · 199,682 defendants
Latest local indexed-row date
2026-05-16
API endpoint

Keywords

EPAenforcementICISCAACWARCRATSCACERCLAFIFRAcivil penaltycriminal enforcementenvironmental crime

Provenance

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