( March 6, 2026, 8:38 AM EST) -- SEATTLE — Dozens of companies, corporations, manufacturers, cities, counties and other entities agreed to pay various portions of a $668 million sum to address the release of hazardous substances into Seattle’s Lower Duwamish Waterway through a consent decree reached in a Washington federal court with the United States and the state to avoid litigation pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the state Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA)....