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flag Oklahoma settles pollution lawsuit against Tyson and Cargill for $25M, ending two-decade legal battle over Illinois River pollution.

flag 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. flag 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. flag They will withdraw appeals of a federal court ruling that held them responsible for phosphorus pollution. flag The state dropped its claims against them, while legal actions continue against other defendants. flag Officials called the resolution a major step in protecting water quality after more than two decades of litigation.

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