US EditionOklahoma AG reaches settlement in chicken litter pollution case involving Springdale-based poultry producer
George’s Inc. will pay $5.25 million over seven years and fund a special master to monitor pollution cleanup in the Illinois River watershed, Oklahoma AG said.
- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced a settlement with George's Inc., an Oklahoma-based poultry producer, requiring the company to pay $5 million for remediation and attorney fees.
- On Dec. 19, U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell issued a 33-page order requiring Tyson, Cargill, George's, Simmons and Cal-Maine to fund decades of cleanup, prompting industry appeals.
- Under the settlement, a court‑appointed special master will monitor compliance, funded by George's $250,000 payment, while George's commits to reducing poultry litter from no more than 40% to no more than 20% over seven years.
- Governor Kevin Stitt immediately criticized the deal, saying `This new settlement only helps one grower in Oklahoma, and my concern is for all Oklahoma growers`, while appeals filed by poultry companies continue.
- Drummond reopened settlement talks to avoid prolonged litigation, offering poultry companies a second chance to settle and observers say this likely reduces George's exposure and shortens remediation timelines compared with longer judge‑ordered remediation programs.
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The Illinois River is seen from an overlook at Sparrow Hawk Wildlife Management Area in Northeast Oklahoma. (Photo by GracedBytheLight/Getty Images)OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma has reached a settlement with one of the poultry companies it successfully sued over pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Wednesday announced the settlement with George’s, Inc. George’s, Inc., a company headquartered in Spri…
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The Illinois River is seen from an overlook at Sparrow Hawk Wildlife Management Area in Northeast Oklahoma. (Photo by GracedBytheLight/Getty Images)OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma has reached a settlement with one of the poultry companies it successfully sued over pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Wednesday announced the settlement with George’s, Inc. George’s, Inc., a company headquartered in Spri…
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