LOS ANGELES—An agriculture conglomerate and a related company settled a lawsuit with the city of Los Angeles for $35 million over the sale of manmade chemicals found in local waterways, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto announced Friday.
The city attorney’s office sued Monsanto Company in 2022 alleging that despite knowing about the dangers of polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, which are man-made chemicals, to the environment, public health and wildlife, the company continued selling them while claiming they were safe.
The settlement is expected to cover costs related to abatement and monitoring of contaminated waterways and reimburse the city for costs already incurred….