SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The city of Spokane is suing the international agrochemical giant Monsanto, which it blames for pollution in the Spokane River.
The Spokesman-Review reports that the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Spokane, alleges that the company sold chemicals for decades that it knew were a danger to people and the environment.
The suit doesn’t specify the damages being sought. But Marlene Feist, the city’s utilities spokeswoman, called the suit “long-term litigation,” and noted that the city will spend $300 million in the coming years to keep polychlorinated biphenyls and other pollutants from entering the river.