District attorneys in several Bay Area counties along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced this week a $7.5 million settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the retail giant unlawfully disposed of hazardous and medical waste into landfills statewide. 

Multiple counties across the state including Alameda, Monterey, San Joaquin and Solano joined with the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and Bonta to carry out over 70 Walmart waste audits from 2015 to 2021, Bonta’s office said.  

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.