Monsanto Hid Effects Of Toxic Chemical For Decades, Ohio AG Alleges

"Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine sued agricultural giant Monsanto on Monday, alleging the company concealed dangers posed by a toxic chemical compound it manufactured for nearly a half century.

In the suit, filed in the Hamilton County Common Pleas Court in Cincinnati, prosecutors argued that the company should pay for the clean-up of what it says are dozens of rivers, lakes and other water bodies contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.

“Monsanto should be held responsible for the damage it caused,” DeWine said in a statement."

Tim Stelloh reports for NBC News March 5, 2018.