EPA Criminal Case File: Brent and Arlene McGregor

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Brent and Arlene McGregor reside in Provo, Utah. For years they had to live with a strong and unpleasant chemical smell that impacted their whole community. It was later found that a McWane pipe manufacturing company --Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company -- was the source of the noxious fumes. It was illegally emitting excess amounts of hazardous air pollutants and manufacturing documents to falsely suggest they were complying with the law. Their actions placed the neighboring community at risk. Pacific States was one of five McWane companies that were found guilty of environmental and/or worker safety crimes that polluted the air and water, put communities at risk, and contributed to multiple severe injuries and the deaths of at least two employees.
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