Environmental Crimes
On May 3, 2010, Pacheco, along with then Attorney General Jerry Brown and 18 other California District Attorneys announced they had reached a $27.6 million settlement with Wal-mart Stores Inc. for various violations of environmental laws and regulations.
As part of the settlement, Wal-mart instituted policies and procedures throughout their company in California to assure that environmental law and regulations are followed. There were 22 Wal-mart stores in Riverside County in violation of environmental regulations.
On July 10, 2008, Pacheco filed legal action seeking an injunction against TravelCenters of America for violating the laws governing the management and handling of underground storage tanks of hazardous materials.
At the request of Pacheco, Attorney General Brown joined the case to enforce California's health and safety laws, which Travelcenters had consistently violated and ignored.
Over a number of years, the Riverside Department of Environmental Health conducted inspections at the TravelCenters facility in Riverside County, which revealed numerous, longstanding violations of California's underground storage tank law. TravelCenters of America had failed to correct many of the deficiencies, even after repeated warnings.
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