Oklahoma’s Loophole: How Tyson’s Water Use Goes Unchecked

Oklahoma’s loophole: How Tyson’s water use goes unchecked

As Jill Trapp steered her pickup truck down the red dirt roads of southeast Oklahoma, she raised a hand to greet a passing neighbor — a calf roper who once made it to the National Finals Rodeo.

Oklahoma’s Loophole: How Tyson’s Water Use Goes Unchecked

This story was originally published on Investigate Midwest.As Jill Trapp steered her pickup truck down the red dirt roads of southeast Oklahoma, she raised a hand to greet a passing neighbor — a calf roper who once made it to the National Finals Rodeo.She drove on, passing a modest cowboy church where Sunday sermons share space with country music and the smell of brisket.Then, rising among the cedar and elm trees, came a familiar and unwelcome s…