Oklahoma is asking that poultry litter applications be limited in the Illinois River Watershed, and excess litter be trucked out of the watershed. The poultry companies contend that Oklahoma has not proven its claim.
In related poultry litigation news, Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson in an interview with the Muskogee Phoenix stated that the state’s attorneys will probably not collect any money off this litigation. In the interview Edmondson stated,
“Our expenses to date have been somewhere between $25 million and $30 million and not a penny of it is tax money,” Edmondson said. “All of it has been borne by the law firm that we have retained. If they lose at trial and lose at the 10th Circuit (appeals court), they are out that money.
“Under the contract, the state of Oklahoma doesn’t owe them anything, the poultry companies don’t owe them anything and they will have sacrificed mightily to try to protect the waters of eastern Oklahoma.”
To view the article by Liz McMahan, click here.
Finally, while visiting with the Muskogee Phoenix’s editorial board Edmondson said a ruling could protect Tenkiller Lake in Oklahoma. To view this article, click here.
Posted: 02/18/10
