Wal-Mart agrees to pay $27.6 million in environmental case
A civil claim alleged that its 236 stores in the state were in violation of laws for improperly transporting or dumping pesticides, chemicals, paint, acid, aerosols, fertilizer and motor oil.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to pay $27.6 million to settle charges that it violated California environmental laws in its handling and disposal of hazardous materials, prosecutors involved in the case announced Monday in San Diego.