The settlement relates to Monsanto’s role in polluting Oregon with polychlorinated biphenyls. The toxic chemicals were formerly used in coolants and paint.
SALEM, Ore. — Agrochemical giant Monsanto will pay Oregon $698 million for decades of PCB contamination, according to the terms of a settlement announced Thursday by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. It’s the largest environmental damage recovery in Oregon’s history, according to Rosenblum’s office.
PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) are toxic compounds that were formerly manufactured and sold by Monsanto and used in a wide range of products including coolants, fluorescent lighting fixtures, hydraulic oils, paint, caulking and copy paper. They were banned in 1977.
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