A federal judge has approved a
settlement calling for three paper companies that polluted the Fox River
and Green Bay with chemicals decades ago to cover hundreds of millions
of dollars in remaining cleanup costs.The deal U.S. District Judge William Griesbach approved Thursday essentially ends a lawsuit over cleanup costs that has been lingering since 2010. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a news release announcing the approval on Friday that the deal will spare taxpayers about $1.2 billion in remaining costs.
"Generations of Wisconsinites have been affected by the contamination of the Fox River," Kaul said in the release. "This settlement ensures that final cleanup will be fully funded by those who contaminated the Fox River, and not taxpayers."...
Ken Notes: This one is very personal for me. I was Mayor of Neenah when it started and had worked as a computer consultant prior to that with all the PRP`s. The companies wanted to work with the communities to really improve the waterway for future generations. Instead the issue went into the courts, cost millions, the companies left Wisconsin and the river was dredged and capped with no improvements to the actual waterway. I know that by working together we could have gotten so much more. Of course one of the attorneys for the environmental groups, also a friend, treats me to a few rounds of golf a year...
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