Settlement of Nearly $44M Resolves 21-Year Poultry Litter Pollution Lawsuit

Settlement of nearly $44M resolves 21-year poultry litter pollution lawsuit

A settlement of almost $44 million resolving the State of Oklahoma’s 21-year lawsuit against six companies over poultry litter pollution in the Illinois River Watershed was announced Monday.

Hardin Responds to Poultry Litigation Agreement

OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. David Hardin, RStilwell, issued the following statement after Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced a new agreement involving the companies named in the long-running Illinois River Watershed poultry litigation: 'After more than two decades of litigation, I am encouraged that the state and all six poultry integrators have reached a new agreement.

Drummond reaches nearly $44M settlement resolving 21-year poultry litter pollution lawsuit

Drummond reaches nearly $44M settlement resolving 21-year poultry litter pollution lawsuit News Staff Wed, 07/15/2026 - 05:49 Body Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced a nearly $44 million settlement resolving the State’s 21-year lawsuit against six companies over poultry litter pollution in the Illinois River Watershed.Oklahoma sued Tyson Foods, Cargill, George’s, Peterson Farms, Cal-Maine and Simmons Foods in 2005. A federal judge foun…

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