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EPA Gets Earful On Asian Carp Plans
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Federal officials unveiled their multi-pronged plan, which received mix reviews, during a a public hearing in Chicago.
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Charting Asian Carp’s Course
Four species of Asian carp were first imported into Arkansas in the early 1970s. Since then the voracious, rapidly multiplying fish have migrated northwards, edging ever-closer to the Great Lakes.
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Congress Holds Hearing to Debate Closing Chicago-Area Locks
A Great Lakes expert warned that closing off the canals that link Chicago is the only way to keep invasive species out
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Obama Administration Pledges $78.5 Million to Fight Asian Carp; Great Lakes Governors Want More Than Cash
Following a Monday “carp summit” at the White House, Governor Jennifer Granholm said that she was “very disappointed”
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Asian Carp Threat Prompts Protest Near Lake Michigan Shore
Fishing enthusiasts and state representatives rallied on the banks of Traverse City’s Boardman River Saturday
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Legal Battle Over Asian Carp in the Great Lakes Heats Up
The White House responds to calls for a Great Lakes summit to protect the lakes and their $7 billion sportfishing industry from the invasive species.
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Supreme Court Declines To Wade Into Asian Carp Fight, Worrying Great Lakes Governors
DNA tests indicate the invasive species may already have entered Lake Michigan.