UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-RALEIGH

United Parcel Service-Raleigh operates one EPA-tracked facility in Raleigh, North Carolina under FRS ID 110004025439. EPA ECHO records show zero quarters with reported noncompliance over the trailing 24 months ending May 7, 2026, but a derived penalty allocation of $2.12 million tied to the parent entity's multi-state hazardous waste settlement history [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. The latest permit on file at this facility carries a date of June 29, 2011, and ECHO reports zero active permits and zero EJ-screened pollutants for the location. The Raleigh node sits within UPS's broader U.S. ground network, which Item 1 of the parent 10-K describes as moving an average of 20.8 million packages per day in 2025 against $88.7 billion in total revenue [source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090727/000162828026008432/ups-20251231.htm].

The central data point in this briefing is the gap between facility-level ECHO records and parent-level enforcement history. EPA Region 6 announced a June 2021 consent agreement requiring corrective action across 183 UPS and TForce Freight locations and a $3.8 million civil penalty [source: https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/united-parcel-service-inc-ups-settlement]. EPA followed in October 2022 with a nationwide settlement covering 1,160 facilities across 45 states and Puerto Rico for hazardous-waste violations including failure to make land disposal determinations [source: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/ups-settles-epa-correct-alleged-hazardous-waste-violations-nationwide]. Shareholder activity in 2025 and 2026 — including a filed proposal seeking a third-party environmental-justice audit — indicates investor attention to community impacts has intensified [source: https://www.asyousow.org/resolutions/2025/11/13-ups-third-party-environmental-justice-audit] [source: https://collaborate.unpri.org/group/36786/stream].

EPA ECHO data as of May 7, 2026 shows the Raleigh facility (FRS 110004025439) with zero quarters of noncompliance in the trailing 24 months and no active permits on file. The derived 24-month penalty figure of $2.12 million reflects a pro-rata allocation methodology (total_5yr × 24/60) applied at the facility cohort level, not a Raleigh-specific judgment or settlement [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. The most recent permit attached to the Raleigh location carries an issuance date of June 29, 2011. ECHO returns no top pollutants and an EJ index average of 0.0 for this facility, indicating either an absence of TRI/DMR-reportable releases or that the facility is not categorized as a major emitter under the relevant programs.

The 24-month enforcement narrative for UPS as a whole runs through three documented phases. In June 2021, EPA Region 6 announced a Consent Agreement and Final Order with United Parcel Service, Inc. and TForce Freight covering 183 locations across Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas, with a $3.8 million civil penalty and a 24-month compliance window for hazardous waste corrective actions [source: https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/united-parcel-service-inc-ups-settlement]. On October 19, 2022, EPA announced a nationwide settlement resolving Resource Conservation and Recovery Act violations at 1,160 UPS facilities across 45 states and Puerto Rico — including failure to make land disposal determinations and inadequate on-site management of hazardous waste [source: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/ups-settles-epa-correct-alleged-hazardous-waste-violations-nationwide]. Independent compliance commentary characterized the 2022 case as a reminder of the procedural granularity RCRA imposes on multi-site logistics operators [source: https://blog.stpub.com/epa-ups-settlement-provides-reminder-to-get-hazardous-waste-compliance-details-right].

More recently, the parent company's 10-Q filed May 6, 2026 records immaterial contingencies for environmental remediation and other claims as of March 31, 2026, with offsetting insurance recoveries booked in Accounts Receivable, and discloses a referenced incident under continued assessment for environmental impact and related litigation [source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090727/000162828026031154/ups-20260331.htm]. As You Sow filed a shareholder resolution dated November 13, 2025 seeking a third-party environmental justice audit ahead of the May 7, 2026 annual meeting [source: https://www.asyousow.org/resolutions/2025/11/13-ups-third-party-environmental-justice-audit], and PRI's collaborative platform lists a parallel resolution on community impacts tied to environmental injustice [source: https://collaborate.unpri.org/group/36786/stream].

Action 1 — EPA Region 6 Consent Agreement and Final Order, announced June 16, 2021. Respondents: United Parcel Service, Inc. and TForce Freight, Inc. Program: RCRA hazardous waste. Geography: 183 facilities across Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas. Outcome: 24-month compliance build-out and creation of enhanced non-compliance programs. Civil penalty: $3.8 million [source: https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/united-parcel-service-inc-ups-settlement].

Action 2 — EPA national Consent Agreement and Final Order, announced October 19, 2022. Respondent: United Parcel Service, Inc. Program: RCRA hazardous waste. Geography: 1,160 facilities across 45 states and the territory of Puerto Rico. Allegations identified by EPA: failure to make land disposal determinations and improper on-site management of hazardous waste. Outcome: implementation of environmental policies to prevent future noncompliance [source: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/ups-settles-epa-correct-alleged-hazardous-waste-violations-nationwide]. Third-party compliance commentary on the order is available [source: https://blog.stpub.com/epa-ups-settlement-provides-reminder-to-get-hazardous-waste-compliance-details-right].

Action 3 — Environmental remediation contingencies recorded in UPS's Q1 2026 10-Q. Filing date: May 6, 2026. Disclosure: immaterial contingencies as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 in Other current liabilities, with corresponding insurance recoveries in Accounts receivable. The filing notes UPS is subject to claims, litigation, and other proceedings arising out of a referenced incident, with potential additional charges and insurance recoveries that cannot be reasonably estimated. The company states it does not believe the financial impact will be material to results of operations or liquidity [source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090727/000162828026031154/ups-20260331.htm].

For the Raleigh facility specifically (FRS 110004025439), ECHO reports zero quarters of noncompliance over the trailing 24 months. The $2.12 million 24-month penalty figure attributed to the slug is a derived allocation of the parent enforcement totals (methodology: viol_24mo = min(qtrs_with_nc, 8); penalty_24mo = total_5yr × 24/60) and not a Raleigh-issued judgment [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip].

Raleigh, NC — FRS 110004025439. The single facility in this slug. ECHO returns zero violations in the trailing 24 months, zero active permits, an EJ index average of 0.0, and a most-recent permit date of June 29, 2011. No TRI or DMR pollutants are reported in the top-pollutants list. Derived penalty allocation: $2.12 million [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip].

United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) parent slug — 11 EPA-tracked facilities, eight quarters of noncompliance over 24 months, $10.64 million derived penalty total, zero active permits, and an EJ index average of 0.0 across the cohort [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip].

United Parcel Services peer slug — 10 facilities, six quarters of noncompliance over 24 months, $6.42 million derived penalty total, no active permits in ECHO, EJ index average 0.0 [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip].

United Parcel Svc peer slug (NAICS 49211) — 16 facilities, six quarters of noncompliance over 24 months, $5.76 million derived penalty total, zero active permits, EJ index average 0.0 [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip].

Network context — UPS reports an integrated U.S. air and ground network with RFID readers installed across U.S. package cars and 5,500 UPS Store locations as of year-end 2025, plus the December 2025 USPS final-mile agreement covering Ground Saver and Mail Innovations volumes starting 2026. None of these initiatives are facility-specific to Raleigh in current SEC disclosures [source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090727/000162828026008432/ups-20251231.htm].

ECHO returns no top pollutants for the Raleigh facility, the parent UPS slug, or the two NAICS 492110/49211 peer slugs as of May 7, 2026 [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. The available enforcement record points to three pollutant or waste-stream categories worth flagging in lieu of TRI/DMR data.

First, hazardous waste under RCRA Subtitle C. The 2021 Region 6 Consent Agreement and Final Order and the 2022 national CAFO both center on land disposal determinations and on-site management procedures rather than specific listed waste codes [source: https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/united-parcel-service-inc-ups-settlement] [source: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/ups-settles-epa-correct-alleged-hazardous-waste-violations-nationwide]. Exposure pathways for hub-and-spoke logistics facilities typically run through accumulated returns of damaged consumer chemicals, lithium-ion batteries, and aerosols.

Second, mobile-source diesel particulate and NOx emissions from ground fleet operations. UPS's own 2021 sustainability brochure states a 40% alternative-fuel target in ground operations by 2025 and a 50% reduction in CO2 per global small package by 2035 against a 2020 baseline [source: https://about.ups.com/content/dam/upsstories/assets/social-impact/2021-esg-highlights-brochure/en_en_2021SustainabilityBrochure_V15.pdf.pdf]. EJ exposure analyses for parcel hubs typically treat truck-traffic corridors as the primary community impact vector.

Third, refrigerant and cold-chain emissions tied to the AHG and Frigo-Trans healthcare logistics acquisitions completed in 2025, which expanded UPS's cold-chain footprint and the associated F-gas inventory [source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090727/000162828026008432/ups-20251231.htm]. The 2024 GRI report documents the broader environmental disclosure framework but does not break out Raleigh-specific quantities [source: https://about.ups.com/content/dam/upsstories/images/our-impact/reporting/2024-UPS-GRI-Report.pdf].

Within NAICS 492110 (and the related 49211 grouping), the three slugs ranked by derived 24-month penalty are all UPS-affiliated entities, reflecting the multi-slug fragmentation of the company's facility registrations in EPA ECHO. The Raleigh slug sits below all three with $2.12 million in derived 24-month penalty and zero quarters of noncompliance, against parent-cohort figures ranging from $5.76 million to $10.64 million and six to eight quarters of noncompliance [source: https://echo.epa.gov/files/echodownloads/echo_exporter.zip]. Because all four slugs share the same operating company, peer comparison is best read as an internal allocation distribution rather than a competitive benchmark.

UPS's 2025 10-K Item 1A directs investors to monitor the Investor Relations website for material non-public information and emphasizes that forward-looking statements should not be unduly relied upon, with no obligation to update except as required by law. Item 1 frames forward strategy around the 'Customer First, People Led, Innovation Driven' construct, with explicit exposure to healthcare cold-chain (Frigo-Trans and AHG acquisitions completed in 2025), B2B and SMB volume growth, and a December 2025 USPS final-mile agreement effective 2026. Item 7 references Critical Accounting Estimates and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk in the table of contents but the excerpt provided does not enumerate environmental-specific forward risks [source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090727/000162828026008432/ups-20251231.htm].