Examining the flurry of legislative, executive, legal, and citizen initiatives to curtail the expansion of the poultry industry in Oklahoma might lead one to view this case as a harbinger of regulatory efforts generally. As a "least likely" candidate for stiff environmentally-based regulation of agriculture or extractive industries, Oklahoma today would seem to suggest that more urban, more heavily Democratic states would soon follow suit with tough runoff standards and litigation against integrators. However, this may be deceptive.
