Asian Carp Chicago

No News and No Movement Is Good News in Asian Carp Debate

Mark Biel | Posted 05.19.2012

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Mark Biel

Nobody wants to see the Asian carp spread further, but a solution won't be found in a courtroom. If we work collaboratively to protect the Great Lakes, everyone is better off.

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Getting It Right in the Gopher State

Mark Biel | Posted 11.20.2011

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Mark Biel

When it comes to the Asian carp debate, a long-running problem in the Great Lakes region is a laser-like focus on Chicago and its waterways. Minnesota has recently taken steps that should serve as an example.

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No Asian Carp Found During Chicago-Area Hunt

AP | Posted 10.04.2011

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CHICAGO — Authorities hunting for Asian carp in waterways near Chicago say they didn't find any during four days of intensive monitoring. Crews...

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Feds Step Up Hunt For Asian Carp Near Chicago

AP | TAMMY WEBBER | Posted 09.29.2011

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CHICAGO — Federal officials announced Friday that they will begin intensive monitoring of waterways near Lake Michigan next week after genetic m...

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Water Samples Reveal Asian Carp DNA Near Lake Michigan

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 09.21.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Two more samples taken from a waterway near Lake Michigan contained genetic material from invasive Asian carp, the U.S. A...

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Asian Carp Battle: Judge Says Chicago Locks Can Stay Open

AP | JOHN FLESHER and SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — A federal judge Thursday turned down a plea from five states to order the immediate closure of shipping locks on Chicago-area waterway...

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Asian Carp Battle: Five States Make Final Pitches To Judge Over Chicago Shipping Locks

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — The reliability of DNA testing suggesting Asian carp may already be in waterways near Lake Michigan was the focus of final arguments M...

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Obama Administration To Step Up Great Lakes Carp Protections

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal officials promised a stepped-up fight Thursday to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes by better tracking their...

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Asian Carp Testing Misleading, Biologist Says

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON and JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — John Goss, an environmental activist and former state official from Indiana, was appointed Wednesday as the Obama administration's poi...

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Michigan Attorney Calls Great Lakes Waterways A 'Carp Highway'

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Five states are asking a federal judge in Chicago to take emergency action to close two shipping locks and install barriers to prevent...

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Man Catches 84-Pound Asian Carp In Chicago Lagoon

Fox Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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A massive 84-pound Asian carp was caught Thursday night in a Chicago park lagoon, according to a source. Spencer Miller was fishing in Garfield Par...

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Experts Testifying About Asian Carp Threat

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Five Great Lakes states are suing the federal government to force closing of Chicago-area shipping locks as a last-ditch effort to keep the invasive s...

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Dick Durbin, Debbie Stabenow: Asian Carp Need To Be Stopped Quickly

AP | DAVID RUNK | Posted 05.25.2011

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DETROIT — If a group of lawmakers backing a federal bill introduced Wednesday get their way, the waterways linking the Mississippi River basin a...

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Asian Carp: Five States Sue Chicago's Water District For More Action

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Despite being rebuffed twice by the U.S. Supreme Court, five states filed suit Monday with a lower court demanding toughe...

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Asian Carp: Supreme Court Won't Get Involved

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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LANSING, Mich. — After striking out with the U.S. Supreme Court, the state of Michigan and others favoring separation of the Lake Michigan and M...

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Single Asian Carp Found Six Miles From Lake Michigan

AP | SERENA DAI and JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — An Asian carp was found for the first time beyond electric barriers meant to keep the voracious invasive species out of the Great Lake...

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Asian Carp: Closing Locks Would Cost Illinois $4.7 Billion, Chamber Of Commerce Projects

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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An economic impact study commissioned the by the Illinois Chamber of Commerce projects the cost of closing Chicago-area navigational locks to shipping...

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Six-Week Search Finds No Asian Carp Near Chicago

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — An initial six-week mission to catch and kill Asian carp lurking on the Great Lakes' doorstep turned up none of the despi...

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Asian Carp: Poisoning River Near Chicago Turns Up No Carp Specimen

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A poisoning operation aimed at rooting out the voracious Asian carp in a Chicago-area river before they make their way in...

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Asian Carp Crisis: As Battle Continues, 2,000 Gallons Of Poison Dumped In River

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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The battle against the invasive Asian carp continues today. Thousands of gallons of a toxic chemical will be dumped in a river to kill all fish near L...

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Could Fighting Asian Carp Bring Cash To Illinois?

Chicago News Cooperative | Posted 05.25.2011

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Proposals to block Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes have largely focused on the costs and inconvenience of closing off Chicago-area waterways ...

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Asian Carp: Aldermen To Debate Whether To Close River Locks

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some Chicago aldermen today are scheduled to debate whether the Chicago River locks should remain open. The river could be closed off from boats to ke...

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Search Is On For Asian Carp In Chicago Area

AP | KAREN HAWKINS and JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CICERO, Ill. — Armed with sprawling fishing nets and boats equipped with electric prods, state and federal fisheries biologists began a "search-...

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White House Pledges $78.5M In Effort To Halt Asian Carp

AP | JOHN FLESHER and MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Navigational locks and gates in Chicago-area waterways crucial for shipping may be opened less frequently than usual under a $78.5 ...

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Asian Carp: White House Summit Begins Week Of Activity

Posted 05.25.2011

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A week of activity on the impending Asian carp crisis kicks off Monday with a meeting at the White House. Nancy Sutley, the president's top environme...

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