Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Companies with outsized greenhouse gas emissions, criteria air pollutant violations, or systematic failure to reduce emissions intensity — evaluated relative to industry peers, not in absolute terms. A retailer with an embarrassing carbon footprint relative to its apparel peers may be excluded even though its aggregate emissions are small compared to a power plant. The key questions: How does this company compare to its sector peers? Does leadership treat emissions governance as part of their job, or dismiss it? Documented by EPA enforcement, state air quality agencies, or emissions databases. Recency matters — genuine improvement trajectory should be weighed. Distinct from climate_policy (active obstruction/deception) and environmental_damage (non-air environmental harm).
Excluded Companies (6 total)
Showing 6 of 6 companies excluded under this screen.
| Ticker | Company | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| BAYRY | BAYRY | EPA Clean Air Act settlement for Bayer CropScience facility; $5.7M penalty for CAA violations at agricultural chemical manufacturing operations; company also cited for FIFRA misbranded pesticide distr... |
| CBT | Cabot Corporation | Systemic Clean Air Act violations resulting in $975,000 penalty and $400 million in mandated facility upgrades. Pattern of EPA enforcement indicates structural non-compliance with emissions regulation... |
| EMN | Eastman Chemical Company | EPA air pollution violations totaling $2.4M at Eastman Chemical Kingsport, TN facilities; CAA non-compliance requiring strict Title V State Implementation Plan permit updates; pattern of air quality v... |
| HUN | Huntsman Corporation | Decades-long pattern of EPA and DOJ enforcement actions for environmental violations at chemical manufacturing facilities, including RCRA hazardous waste management failures. |
| VWAGY | VWAGY | DOJ criminal and civil settlement for Clean Air Act violations using defeat device software to falsify diesel emissions test results across ~500,000 US vehicles (Dieselgate); $4.3B total criminal and ... |
| X | United States Steel | 2024 DOJ/EPA $42M consent decree for Clean Air Act violations at Mon Valley Works (PA); multiple iron and steel production facilities persistently violating NAAQS air quality standards for particulate... |
The Naughty List
A digest of changes to our exclusion list — new additions, removals, and the evidence behind them. We review the list continuously as new evidence surfaces.