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(The Center Square) – Seattle will receive $160 million from chemical giant Monsanto for its role in polluting the city’s stormwater and the Lower Duwamish with toxins. That is the largest settlement of its kind that the company has paid to a single city. The settlement is the result of a lawsuit filed in 2016. Seattle City Attorney Davison participated in mediation that concluded with the settlement last month. “Our office has been able to deliver a great result for the City of Seattle and defend our beloved Duwamish waterway,” Davison said in a news release. “We all play a role in protecting…