Pollution in the Water, Lawsuits in the Air: With Damage to Ecosystem Jeopardizing Tourist Industry, Oklahoma Fights Back

Article in the Washington Post — Pollution in the Water, Lawsuits in the Air: With Damage to Ecosystem Jeopardizing Tourist Industry, Oklahoma Fights Back, by Juliet Eilperin:

    Every time the rain comes down, muddy water laden with phosphorus,arsenic and
    other contaminants flows into the Illinois River fromchicken farms nearby and just
    across the border in Arkansas.

    Theinflow of nutrients has begun to change the river and the reservoir itfeeds, Tenkiller
    Ferry Lake. At times the water is clogged withfish-killing algae, occasionally emitting
    a foul odor that affects thedrinking water and undercuts the area’s attraction as a tourist   
    destination.