彼得森农场以950,000美元解决俄克拉荷马州长达20年的污染诉讼案, Peterson Farms settles Oklahoma’s 20-year-old pollution lawsuit for $950,000, citing poultry waste runoff.

彼得森农场公司已经解决了俄克拉荷马州20年前联邦对伊利诺伊河污染的诉讼, 同意支付95万美元资助流域清理和养护。 Peterson Farms Inc. has settled Oklahoma’s 20-year-old federal lawsuit over pollution in the Illinois River, agreeing to pay $950,000 to fund watershed cleanup and conservation. 2月24日提交的和解解决了工业作业产生的家禽废物径流损害水质的主张。 The settlement, filed Feb. 24, resolves claims that poultry waste runoff from industrial operations harmed water quality. 彼得森农场在流域没有家禽养殖场,目前与那里的生产者没有合同,它承诺如果恢复作业,将遵守清除垃圾规则。 Peterson Farms, which owns no poultry houses in the watershed and has no current contracts with producers there, pledged to follow litter removal rules if it resumes operations. 该协议使已结被告总数达到原11人中的9人,只剩下Cal-Maine Inc.和Simmons Foods下落不明。 The agreement brings the total number of settled defendants to nine of the original 11, leaving only Cal-Maine Inc. and Simmons Foods unaccounted for. 以前曾与Tyson(1 900万美元)、Cargill(650万美元)和另一家公司(500万美元)达成和解,均否认有不当行为。 Previous settlements were reached with Tyson ($19 million), Cargill ($6.5 million), and another company ($5 million), all denying wrongdoing. 该案于2005年开始审理,凸显了对伊利诺伊河农业径流的持续环境关切。 The case, initiated in 2005, highlights ongoing environmental concerns over agricultural runoff in the Illinois River.