“Huge cleanup bill”: U.S. reaches record $5.15B environmental settlement

Gee I wish I kept a record of all of the fines the U.S. has collected in the last four years. Maybe enough to help pay for Obama care. Ha.

The U.S. government on Thursday reached a $5.15 billion settlement with Anadarko Petroleum Corp., the largest ever for environmental contamination, to settle claims related to the cleanup of thousands of sites tainted with hazardous chemicals for decades. MORE