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Oklahoma settles pollution lawsuit against Tyson and Cargill for $25M, ending two-decade legal battle over Illinois River pollution.
Oklahoma has reached settlements totaling over $25 million with Tyson Foods and Cargill in a 2005 lawsuit over pollution in the Illinois River Watershed, with Tyson paying $19 million and Cargill $6.5 million.
The funds will support environmental cleanup and conservation, and both companies agreed to increase removal of poultry litter and comply with a court-appointed oversight fund.
They will withdraw appeals of a federal court ruling that held them responsible for phosphorus pollution.
The state dropped its claims against them, while legal actions continue against other defendants.
Officials called the resolution a major step in protecting water quality after more than two decades of litigation.
Oklahoma resuelve la demanda por contaminación contra Tyson y Cargill por $25 millones, poniendo fin a una batalla legal de dos décadas por la contaminación del río Illinois.