Wisconsin allows 3M to settle pollution case without paying fine

A 2016 air pollution case against 3M Corp. represented the first time under Attorney General Brad Schimel the Justice Department allowed a company to make upgrades to a facility but avoid paying a financial penalty as part of the settlement.

Minnesota-based 3M agreed to make $665,000 in improvements at two facilities in Wausau for air pollution violations in 2014 and 2015, according to court records....

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Ken Notes: I know many readers will cry foul, but we need to start working with companies to improve our future, not over penalize them for the sins of the past. It is a debate well worth having...