Ending an eight-year legal battle, chemical giant Monsanto has agreed to a $160-million settlement with Seattle for its part in polluting the Lower Duwamish River with toxins that posed a threat to humans, fish and wildlife.
The article says the city built a water processing plant to help remove stuff including PCBs from the river flow in 2014, before the suit started in 2016.
It’s not enough, but let’s consider the $160 million as repaying the city for that initial capital expenditure.
The article says the city built a water processing plant to help remove stuff including PCBs from the river flow in 2014, before the suit started in 2016.
It’s not enough, but let’s consider the $160 million as repaying the city for that initial capital expenditure.
To be fair I did not read the article, that’s my fault.