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Oklahoma governor calls for stay in court judgment on Illinois River; attorney general accuses him ...

NWA Online 23 Dec 2025
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday called for a stay on imposing the federal court order limiting the spread of poultry litter in the Illinois River watershed and appointing a special master to oversee cleanup of the river ... .
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THE FRONTIER: Judge orders poultry companies to pay for cleanup in longstanding Illinois River lawsuit

Tahlequah Daily Press 23 Dec 2025
A federal judge late Friday ordered some of the nation’s largest poultry companies to pay for the cleanup of the Illinois River watershed and limit the amount of bird waste that can be applied to land in the region ... .
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Judge issues final judgment in Illinois River poultry pollution lawsuit

Tulsa World 20 Dec 2025
The judge's order includes an injunction limiting the use of poultry waste as fertilizer, $350,000 in penalties and a special master to oversee a phased, 30-year cleanup of the eastern Oklahoma watershed ... .
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Final judgment made in Illinois River pollution case; poultry litter limits imposed

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 20 Dec 2025
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Judge holds poultry companies liable for Illinois River pollution

The Oklahoman 20 Dec 2025
A Tulsa-based federal judge overseeing a two-decades-old lawsuit has held major poultry corporations financially responsible for phosphorus pollution in the Illinois River watershed ... River watershed.
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ODEQ hears from Save the Illinois River co-founder

Tahlequah Daily Press 07 Nov 2025
"Follow the science." That was the battle cry of Ed Brocksmith, co-founder of Save the Illinois River Inc ... .
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Under an ambitious restoration plan, Emiquon Nature Preserve wetlands reconnecting to the Illinois River

Chicago Tribune 27 Oct 2025
American coots, mallards and great blue herons dart around a shallow lake peppered with the flowers of the American lotus and flanked by the Illinois River ... “That essentially killed the Illinois River,” Smith said.
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Oklahoma governor seeks a settlement in the Illinois River federal lawsuit

NWA Online 22 Oct 2025
Oklahoma's governor wants to settle the federal lawsuit over pollution of the Illinois River, saying his state's attorney general and the defendant Northwest Arkansas poultry companies are at an impasse, according to a court motion filed Friday ... .
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Grow with the flow: Booming region means more visitors to Illinois River

NWA Online 14 Oct 2025
The Illinois River stands to be even more of a major recreation destination as Northwest Arkansas inches toward 1 million residents expected by 2050 ... .
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Illinois River Jam more of a reunion than festival for some

Tahlequah Daily Press 29 Sep 2025
TAHLEQUAH — Music, community and the quiet rhythm of the Illinois River converged last weekend as the Illinois River Jam returned to Sparrowhawk Mountain, filling three nights with song and stories under the stars ... .
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