CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In a shocking revelation that tarnishes its wholesome image, Campbell’s Soup has admitted to over 5,400 violations of the Clean Water Act at its canning plant along the Maumee River, which flows directly into Lake Erie.

The Today in Ohio podcast tore into the scandal, calling out not only Campbell’s misconduct but a broader culture of corporate pollution.

“Yeah, this is kind of a shocker, right? You think of Campbell’s as ‘Mm, mm, good’ and very wholesome -- not a giant water polluter,” said Laura Johnston on the podcast. “But this admission came in a joint filing for two lawsuits... the company admitted to violating the Clean Water Act at least 5,400 times between April 2018 and December of 2024.”

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