Tyson Poultry Fined $2 Million for Violating the Clean Water Act

Source: United States Department of Justice

Headline: Tyson Poultry Fined $2 Million for Violating the Clean Water Act

Tyson Poultry Inc. was sentenced in federal court in Springfield, Missouri, to pay a $2 million criminal fine, serve two years of probation, and pay $500,000 to directly remedy harm caused when it violated the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department announced. The charges stemmed from discharges at Tyson’s slaughter and processing facility in Monett, Missouri that led to a major fish kill event.