Farmer-Owned Corn Ethanol Cooperative Fined For Falsifying Air
Pollution Records  Hammer51012/CC BY 2.0 "Cloud Maker."  When a
company falsifies or changes it's pollution control records,
even slightly, to make it seem like they are in compliance with
a legally mandated operating permit - similar to a driver
claiming his 'speedometer must be broken' when a cop pulls him
over - generally indicates underlying financial performance
problems and a management culture focused only on the bottom
line. When this happens, the proactive management of
occupational safety, community health, and environment - once a
matter of company pride- typically goes by the wayside.  Elected
officials commonly leap to the defense of plant owners and
managers, so-charged, claiming that 'it's only paper work' and
'no real proof exists of pollution'. But, the law (and more
specifically the legally required operating permit for air
emissions) mandates paper records for a very good reason. It's
not cost effective for inspectors to stop by