Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Los Angeles files lawsuit over alleged PCB contamination
Lawsuit filed
Los Angeles filed a lawsuit against Monsanto Company, Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC, alleging that Monsanto polluted city waterways with PCBs and seeking repayment of cleanup-related costs and abatement of the alleged public nuisance. These are allegations in the lawsuit.
Stated objective. Repay the city's cost to address PCB contamination and abate the alleged public nuisance until PCBs stop posing a threat to public health and the environment.
Source excerpt
The city's lawsuit is seeking repayment of the city's cost to address PCB contamination and to require Monsanto to abate the public nuisance until the PCBs stop posing a threat to public health and the environment.
The lawsuit alleges that Monsanto polluted the city's waterways with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
The lawsuit was filed Friday against three companies that Monsanto spun off into acquisitions and consolidations in the 1990s -- Monsanto Company, now owned by Bayer; Solutia Inc., now owned by Eastman Chemical Company; and Pharmacia LLC., now owned by Pfizer.
2009
Texas air-violation penalty
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved a $117,048 penalty against Solutia concerning 14 air violations reported over an approximately eighteen-month period.
2007
Environmental releases reported at multiple facilities
Solutia facilities were identified in environmental reporting and regulatory records concerning releases or potential releases of substances including PCBs, benzene, chlorobenzene, lead, mercury, and dioxin. Sites discussed included Springfield, Massachusetts; Delaware River; Nitro, West Virginia; Sauget, Illinois; and Chocolate Bayou, Texas.
2006
Great Lakes Container hazardous-site litigation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed suit against Solutia, Shell Oil, and Mallinckrodt concerning hazardous materials at the Great Lakes Container site in St. Louis, Missouri. Investigations identified buried drums, asbestos, lead, and PCBs; a later consent decree involved removal of contaminated soil and drums.
2003
Anniston PCB contamination settlement
Monsanto and Solutia agreed to a reported $700 million settlement concerning claims by approximately 20,000 residents of Anniston, Alabama. The claims involved PCB contamination associated with historical industrial operations and allegations of long-term environmental harm.