Company To Pay Over $50 Million In Largest Environmental Lawsuit Settlement In D.C. History: ‘Health Risks To The Public’
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Company To Pay Over $50 Million In Largest Environmental Lawsuit Settlement In D.C. History: ‘Health Risks To The Public’
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>In the largest environmental lawsuit settlement in Washington, D.C. history, the Potomac Electric Power Company (commonly known as Pepco) will pay out more than $57 million — over $47 million to clean up the river it polluted and another $10 million in fines.
>D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb recently announced the settlement, saying that Pepco would pay for “persistent toxic pollution” of the Anacostia River, which runs through D.C. and Maryland.
>CBS News reported that Pepco, which has operated in the area for a century, previously ran two facilities on the river, Buzzard Point and Benning Road, that, according to the Attorney General, “resulted in spills, equipment leaks, and intentional releases of petroleum and hazardous substances.”
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