ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement with Walmart over alleged violations of the state law to reduce water pollution.

Schneiderman said the 2010 law was passed to lower the pollution caused by an excess of phosphorus that runs off of lawns and into the waters in the state. The law requires retailers to separate phosphorus fertilizers from other treatments, and to also notify customers of the legal restrictions on using the phosphorus fertilizers.