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5 states make final pitch in Asian carp case
October 18, 2010 12:34 PM
Attorneys for and against closing Chicago-area shipping locks to stop the spread of Asian carp are making their final pitches to a federal judge. Oral arguments Monday are the last step before Judge Robert Dow decides the issue. Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin say the action would... more » -
Great Lakes reach 'biological tipping point'
August 23, 2010 3:23 PM
Michigan assistant attorney general Robert Reichel says the threat of Asian carp to the Great Lakes has reached a "biological tipping point" and the waterways leading into Lake Michigan have become a "carp highway." The comments came Monday during the first hearing in a multi-state lawsuit demanding tougher action... more » -
EPA: 1 million gallons of oil may be in Mich. river
July 29, 2010 8:33 AM
Federal officials now estimate that more than 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled into a major river in southern Michigan. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the update Wednesday night, shortly after the governor sharply criticized efforts to contain oil flowing down the Kalamazoo River. Gov. Jennifer... more » -
5 Great Lakes states sue feds over Asian carp
July 19, 2010 12:12 PM
Five states are suing the federal government and Chicago's water department in federal court, demanding stronger action to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and Pennsylvania filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in northern Illinois. It seeks an order to close... more » -
Asian carp fears continue in Great Lakes
June 3, 2010 7:26 PM
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has ruled out closing Chicago-area shipping locks on a regular basis. It says doing so wouldn't stop dreaded Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes but could damage the local economy. The Thursday decision dashes the h opes of Michigan and neighboring states... more » -
Feds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health
February 21, 2010 10:03 AM
The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes after more than a century of environmental damage. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the document, which Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, will release at a news conference Sunday in Washington. It pledges... more » -
Congress to seek more money to fight Asian carp
January 27, 2010 12:34 PM
Members of Congress say they'll seek $20 million to study using poisons to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Securing the money was among several steps agreed on by lawmakers from the Great Lakes region during a meeting Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Sen. Richard Durbin of... more » -
Court won't close ship locks to block carp
January 19, 2010 4:08 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order immediate closure of shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from infesting the Great Lakes. The court rejected a request by Michigan for a preliminary injunction to close the locks temporarily while a long-term solution is sought to the... more » -
Asian carp raises fear and loathing on Great Lakes
December 10, 2009 2:47 PM
Giant, ravenous Asian carp are poised to invade the Great Lakes, and the region's $7 billion fishing industry is worried. Federal and state officials are mounting a desperate, last-ditch effort to prevent the marauding carp from breaching an electrical barrier and slipping into the Great Lakes from the Mississippi River.... more » -
Michigan will sue to protect Great Lakes from carp
December 7, 2009 11:23 AM
Michigan's attorney general says he will sue to try to force the closure of Chicago-area locks to protect the Great Lakes from the invasive Asian carp. Attorney General Mike Cox said in a statement Sunday that the federal lawsuit will be filed soon but his office did not provide an... more » -
Single Asian carp found in Chicago-area fish kill
December 4, 2009 12:13 PM
Environmental officials say they have found a single Asian carp in a canal leading to Lake Michigan - the closest any of the giant fish have come to the Great Lakes. Environmentalists fear the Asian carp could starve out other fish and devastate the $7 billion-a-year Great Lakes fishing... more » -
Study: Road salt harming many urban streams
September 17, 2009 9:56 AM
Many urban streams have become salty enough to harm aquatic life, largely because of salt used for deicing roads in the winter, according to a new government study released Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey studied urban streams and groundwater for levels of chloride, a component of salt, in 20... more »
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