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Company: Monsanto Company
Current Parent Company: Bayer
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Penalty: $160,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: July 25, 2024
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: PCB violation
Mega-Scandal: PCBs
Violation Description: Monsanto Company agreed to pay $160 million to resolve allegations it polluted city stormwater and the Lower Duwamish with highly toxic PCBs.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Seattle (WA) City Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Washington
HQ Country of Current Parent: Germany
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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