- Michigan AG Dana Nessel secured a settlement with Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia LLC to resolve allegations that the companies’ PCB-containing products caused environmental contamination in Michigan.
- PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are toxic chemicals that build up in natural resources and are now banned for sale and manufacture in the U.S. Michigan alleged that PCB-containing products sold or introduced into the state by Monsanto contaminated Michigan’s groundwater, stormwater systems, waterbodies, sediment, soil, air, natural resources, fish, and wildlife.
- Under the settlement, Monsanto will pay Michigan at least $108 million and up to $240 million, with funds to be used for PCB remediation and natural resource restoration overseen by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
- As previously reported, Monsanto has entered into similar PCB contamination settlements with multiple state AGs, including Virginia, New Hampshire, Oregon, and Washington.