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.
    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish
      171·
      1 month ago

      And the people who were affected get nothing. This is transactional destruction of our resources between a business and the government.

      • ThassodarEnglish
        31·
        1 month ago

        Furthermore is the money obtained going to used to reverse the effects the event has on the environment? I doubt it.

        • RubberElectrons@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          1 month ago

          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.

          • ThassodarEnglish
            3·
            1 month ago

            To be fair I did not read the article, that’s my fault.