Monsanto to pay state millions in pollution lawsuit

SEATTLE, Wash. – The agrochemical giant Monsanto has agreed to pay Washington state $95 million to settle a lawsuit that blamed it for pervasive pollution from PCBs

Bayer, which acquired Monsanto two years ago, said it would pay $820 million to resolve PCB pollution claims and up to $10.9 billion to resolve many claims, both current and future, over contamination from or exposure to Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer.

PCBs are industrial chemicals found in paint, coolants, sealants and hydraulic fluids. that have accumulated in plants, fish and people around the globe for decades.