The consent agreement with Bayer-owned Monsanto Company, Solutia INC., and Pharmacia LLC stems from Monsanto’s production of products containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which were banned in 1979.
Gov. Shapiro’s administration has reached a $100 million settlement with the former agriculture chemical giant Monsanto - now owned by Bayer - to resolve claims over Pennsylvania waterways polluted with PCBs.
Under the agreement, $8 million will be spent in communities impacted by the spread of PCBs, the Department of Environmental Protection said. The rest will be distributed among agencies addressing PCB pollution including DEP, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat and Game commissions.
“For decades, PCB pollution has contaminated fish in our waterways, disrupted recreational opportunities, and impaired a valuable food source for millions of Pennsylvanians,” said Tim Schaeffer, executive director of the Fish and Boat Commission. “On behalf of the anglers of Pennsylvania, we are proud to join our partner agencies in securing this settlement as we work to protect our cherished aquatic resources.
“It’s critical that the funding from this settlement is spent in ways that truly address public health and the environmental impacts of PCBs,” said David Masur, executive director of PennEnvironment. “And despite the huge sum of the penalty, it probably requires someone with more expertise about PCB contamination and this type of litigation to ensure that the polluter isn’t still getting off too easily.
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