Tyson, Cargill settle with Oklahoma on 20-year pollution case

Tyson Foods and Cargill have settled a 20-year-long legal dispute with Oklahoma over the alleged pollution of the Illinois River Watershed. The settlement, announced by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Thursday (12 February), will see the meat giants fund remediation and conservation efforts in the watershed. Under the consent judgments filed, Tyson and Cargill will pay $19m and $6.5m, respectively. As part of the settlements, the companies agreed to “progressively” increase the amount of ...