A Northern California judge has ordered big box store “Target Corporation” to pay $22.5 million for improperly disposing hazardous waste, along with other environmental violations. The civil enforcement lawsuit against the Minnesota-based company was filed by Monterey County, 20 California district attorneys and the State Attorney General. The lawsuit claimed that nearly 300 Target stores and distribution centers in the state handled and disposed various types of hazardous wastes and materials improperly over a 7-year span. Target has stores on the Central Coast in Salinas, Sand City, Marina and Watsonville.
