Englewood CH2MHill pays $1.5 million in settlement

A subsidiary of CH2M Hill Companies Ltd. has agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims and paid kickbacks relating to a federal contract to manage mixed radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear site in south-central Washington state. The Justice Department alleges two former employees of the Englewood, Colo.-based firm [...] [...]