Sierra Madre accepts $126,000 settlement from Monsanto stormwater lawsuit
The city of Sierra Madre has accepted a $126,000 settlement with chemical company Monsanto Inc. in a class-action lawsuit against the company, that alleged its products contaminated bodies of water and stormwater systems. In 2016, several cities and counties, including Los Angeles and Long Beach, sued Monsanto claiming industrial chemicals it manufactured up until 1977 called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) impaired the environment and continues to contaminate sites, including stormwater and wastewater systems, water bodies, sediment, natural resources, fish and other wildlife. The city’s City Council approved the settlement at its May 23 meeting.