Governor blasts attorney general over lawsuit
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Updated: April 17, 2007
During a trip to Tulsa Wednesday, Mike Huckabee accused Drew Edmondson of grandstanding in the matter, which has strained relations between the two states.
The lawsuit stems from Oklahoma`s claim that Arkansas` poultry industry is polluting river waters flowing into Oklahoma.
Huckabee accused Edmondson of demonizing his state`s poultry industry and of being interested more in publicity than in progress.
Huckabee said Arkansas is committed to a clean environment but that Oklahoma`s lawsuit prevents any real headway.
Huckabee said the lawsuit will cost taxpayers of both states millions of dollars and will benefit lawyers rather than the public.
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