THE MONTEREY COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS JOINED A GROUP OF 35 OTHER CALIFORNIA DISTRICT ATTORNEYS AGAINST WALGREEN’S PHARMACIES TO STOP THEIR ALLEGED DUMPING OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. THE LAWSUIT, WHICH WAS INITIALLY FILED IN ALAMEDA COUNTY ON JUNE 18TH, SAYS MORE THAN 600 WALGREEN’S STORES THROUGHOUT THE STATE ARE IMPROPERLY DISPOSING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE. THERE ARE FIVE WALGREEN’S IN MONTEREY COUNTY, AND IMPROPERLY DISPOSED HAZARDOUS WASTE WAS FOUND AT ALL FIVE STORES.
