Electron Hydro and its chief operating officer pleaded guilty to charges filed by the state attorney general after the company was fined in 2021 for polluting the Puyallup River with plastic sports turf. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office is recommending a sentence of $1 million, including $745,000 in restitution to protect the health of the Puyallup River and restore salmon habitat, as well as two years probation for COO Thom Fischer. Fischer has agreed to accept this sentence, according to a release from the AG's office, but a Pierce County Superior Court judge must still agree to the terms. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/electron-hydro-coo-plead-guilty-charges-polluting-puyallup-river-plastic-sports-turf/281-0c853bc9-efc1-4222-84ea-7be53c49a5c8