Tag: Department of Environmental Quality
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Phosphate giant Mosaic agrees to pay nearly $2 billion over mishandling of hazardous waste
Mosaic Fertilizer, the world’s largest phosphate mining company, has agreed to pay nearly $2 billion to settle a federal lawsuit over hazardous waste and to clean up operations at six Florida sites and two in Louisiana, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. "The 60 billion pounds of hazardous waste addressed in this case is the…