Monsanto Agrees to Pay $120 Million in Illinois PCB Suit (1)

Monsanto Co. has agreed to pay a $120 million settlement to the state of Illinois, Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office announced Monday, resolving the state’s 2022 suit alleging the company polluted waterways and landfills with dangerous waste.

The state will get $80 million to address contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls, a chemical associated with an array of health problems, with the money to be distributed to the state and certain Illinois municipalities. Depending on “the outcome of additional, related legal actions,” the state will also be paid at least $40 million, according to a news release from Raoul’s office.

“This settlement ...