Electron Hydro and its chief operating officer have been fined $1 million over pollution of the Puyallup River with plastic sports turf. The company and COO Thom Fischer plead guilty in February to a gross misdemeanor violation of operating an unlawful hydraulic project. On May 5, a Pierce County Superior Court judge sentenced Electron Hydro to pay $250,000 in penalties, the maximum corporate financial penalty. Fischer also was ordered to pay $5,000, the individual maximum. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/tech/science/environment/electron-hydro-pay-1-million-fine/281-8dc193a0-0295-4e58-9eb6-8450baa2bcdc