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December 20, 2025
Drummond renews call for poultry litter settlement
After court issues sweeping cleanup order
Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Dec. 19 responded to a federal court judgment holding major poultry corporations responsible for phosphorus pollution in the Illinois River Watershed (IRW). The ruling requires Tyson, Cargill, George's, Simmons and Cal-Maine to fund decades of cleanup and imposes strict restrictions on waste application practices.