Modest Fines and Water Quality Master Ends Oklahoma v Tyson

Modest fines and water quality master ends Oklahoma v Tyson

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt went so far as to say the landmark case should be dismissed, and Tyson Foods Inc. said it wouldn’t renew contracts with poultry growers in the Illinois River watershed unless the federal lawsuit against Tyson and 10 other poultry companies ended on terms acceptable to the defendants.

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