By Emma Murphy | Reporter
“The original lawsuit, filed in 2005, created uncertainty for family farmers and ranchers for more than two decades, and this agreement provides a way for Oklahoma farm and ranch families to continue their important work to feed Americans without being unnecessarily burdened.” - Stacy Simunek of a new attempt to settle a decades-old poultry pollution lawsuit
By Emma Murphy
With 56 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis, Oklahoma is the latest state to report a spike in cases amid a national outbreak of the intestinal illness.
There have been six hospitalizations in Oklahoma of the illness, which causes “explosive” diarrhea, but no deaths, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health dashboard. Health officials report about 61% of the cases have been reported in women, and they’ve affected people between age 15 and 84.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have received reports of more than 1,600 cases in 34 states since May 1, but this is likely an undercount based on the numbers reported by state health departments. The CDC is aware of at least 5,100 more cases that need further analysis to confirm.
By Emma Murphy
Oklahoma’s attorney general on Monday unveiled a new attempt to settle a decades-old case with six poultry companies who have been court-ordered to clean up eastern Oklahoma waterways.
By Courtney Bell
An Oklahoma County judge Wednesday ruled the state’s wildlife commission wrongly withheld a severance agreement involving the departure of its former director and must make it available to the public.
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