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Oklahoma Attorney General still wants to work out a deal with poultry companies to protect the Illinois River as decades-long lawsuit drags on
June 16, 2025
“My observation is that poultry would rather litigate and appeal and delay,” Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said. “It’s economically beneficial. I wish they would change that.”
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Clifton Adcock
Clifton@readfrontier.com
After a years-long legal battle with some of the world’s largest poultry producers over pollutants in one of Oklahoma’s most important waterways, the state attorney general still thinks he can strike a deal with the powerful industry.
Oklahoma is still waiting on a ruling in a two-decade-old lawsuit that could have far-reaching consequences for the Illinois River and the surrounding region. But the parties could still reach a settlement outside of court.
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