Oklahoma House OKs bill to shield poultry growers as state attorney general pursues penalties against Arkansas companies

Environmental group leader cries foul

Chickens are shown in a Farmington chicken house in this September 2008 file photo. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette file photo)
Chickens are shown in a Farmington chicken house in this September 2008 file photo. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette file photo)

A bill to exempt Oklahoma poultry growers from environmental lawsuits such as the one Oklahoma recently won against poultry companies in Arkansas passed the Sooner state's House of Representatives last week.

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