Monsanto Settles $35M Water Contamination Lawsuit With City Of LA
Source: https://patch.com/, October 11, 2024
An agriculture conglomerate and two related companies settled a lawsuit with Los Angeles for $35 million over the sale of man-made chemicals found in local waterways, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced Friday.
The city attorney’s office sued Monsanto Company in 2022, alleging that the company continued selling polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) — man-made chemicals known to pose dangers to the environment, public health, and wildlife — even though it was aware of these risks and falsely claimed the substances were safe. Read more.