Two Monsanto Successor Companies Settle with EPA Regarding Pollution Sites
Source: https://lawstreetmedia.com, December 17, 2021
By: Kendall Heebink
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced that Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, two successors to the Monsanto Company, are set to “complete the cleanup of four former landfills and waste lagoons” located in Illinois as a result of a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Over the past few decades, certain sites around the Mississippi River, specifically some in Sauget, Illinois have been subject to considerable pollution. The pollution is a direct result of the sites being used to “dispose of hazardous and other wastes throughout much of the 20th century.” The waste contaminants that have polluted the area include dioxin, PCBs, lead, cadmium, benzene, and more. The presence of the pollutants puts workers, anglers, or others with access to the site at a considerable risk of exposure to the harmful contaminants. Read more.
