Much of the entire Koch political machine is geared towards ensuring that Koch Industries never has to compensate the people and ecosystems damaged by Koch Industries pollution. Koch front groups — from Tea Party groups to think tanks — have diligently promoted Koch Industries' bottom line by denying global warming, fighting regulations on Koch's cancer-causing chemicals, and snuffing out investigations into Koch's environmental crimes:

– Koch Industries is one of the largest producers of formaldehyde, a chemical that "several major scientific studies have concluded" causes cancer in human beings. Koch's conservative front groups have battled proposed regulations on formaldehyde, and David Koch used his position on the National Institutes of Health to try to stop the EPA from classifying it as a "known carcinogen" in humans.

Gov. Scott Walker's (R-WI) demand that he be allowed to sell off Wisconsin's state owned power plants with no-bid contracts has fueled suspicion that Koch Industries might take advantage of the deal, especially given Koch's support for the Walker campaign and his current power grab. But the more dangerous Koch Industries kickback from Walker is likely to be from his administration's approach to environmental regulations. Koch owns several Georgia Pacific plants along the Fox River near Green Bay. These plants are notorious for dumping thousands of pounds of toxic waste into the river, so it is discouraging that Walker's administration has indicated that it will rollback environmental safeguards. If Walker allows Koch to pollute Wisconsin's waterways, he is risking the lives and health of Wisconsin's people.

– Koch funneled large amounts of donations into electing George Bush in 2000 (even sending Koch-linked lobbyists to help disrupt the Florida recount). At the time, Koch Industries faced a 97-count federal indictment charging it with concealing illegal releases of 91 metric tons of benzene, known to cause leukemia, from its refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas. When Bush took office, his Justice Department dropped 88 of the charges and settled the case for a small amount of money.