Please make HB4118 go away

Dear Editor,

Let’s hope our legislators will not act on House Bill 4118 by Rep. David Hardin of Stilwell this session. The bill shelters poultry growers and large corporations, including Tyson Foods from liability for polluting the waters of Oklahoma.

The facts about Illinois River watershed water quality speak for themselves.

1. Oklahoma’s limit for phosphorus (0.037 mg/l) continues to be exceeded by Arkansas at our border by more than 98-percent. The limit is exceeded down stream at Tahle...