Drummond renews call for poultry litter settlement after court issues sweeping cleanup order
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McCall defends poultry producers, blasts Attorney General’s attacks on rural Oklahoma
Attorney General Gentner Drummond responded to a federal court judgment holding major poultry corporations responsible for phosphorus pollution in the Illinois River Watershed (IRW). The ruling requires Tyson, Cargill, George’s, Simmons and Cal-Maine to fund decades of cleanup and imposes strict restrictions on waste application practices.
“This judgment has significant ramifications for the indust…
