Asian Carp Great Lakes

Asian Carp: Feds' Slick PR Is Not the Solution

Henry Henderson | Posted 05.15.2012

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Last week must have looked like a dismal week for the folks overseeing the efforts to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.

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Feds To Propose Asian Carp Fix.. Next Year

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.08.2012

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Obama administration's promise Tuesday to quicken its search for a way to shield the Great Lakes from Asian carp and ...

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Lawmaker: Want To Stop Asian Carp? Shoot 'Em

Posted 02.13.2012

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As the Great Lakes region continues to look for ways to stop plankton-gobbling Asian Carp from infesting our lakes and rivers, the Illinois General As...

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Should The U.S. Spend Billions To Protect Lakes, Rivers From Invasive Species?

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 03.31.2012

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region on Tuesday proposed spending up to $9.5 billion on a mass...

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Getting It Right in the Gopher State

Mark Biel | Posted 11.20.2011

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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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Asian Carp DNA Detection Method Helpful, Researchers Say

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 11.10.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Federal officials promised Friday to improve two crucial weapons in the fight to prevent Asian carp from invading the Gre...

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Asian Carp Battle Rages On

AP | By JOHN FLESHER | Posted 11.02.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Not quite 5 miles long, Jerome Creek winds through farmland and Pleasant Prairie, Wis., about 35 miles south of Milwaukee. In ...

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One If by Land, Two If by Sea

Mark Biel | Posted 10.18.2011

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Asian carp alarmists have fixated on Chicago's waterways as the lone path for the fish to enter the Great Lakes. But recent discoveries of carp in Wisconsin and Iowa underscore that we cannot simply focus on aquatic pathways.

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Grading Senator Kirk's Lake Michigan Report Card

Henry Henderson | Posted 10.15.2011

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While we could quibble with some of the letter grades assigned, Senator Kirk deserves much credit for putting together a valuable document that can help stimulate policy discussions about the health of the Great Lakes.

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U.S. House May Vote To Close Chicago Locks Due To Asian Carp

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A showdown is brewing in Congress over whether to close shipping locks in the Chicago area in hopes of keeping the enviro...

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Time to Quit "Carping" and Start Cooperating

Mark Biel | Posted 05.25.2011

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When stamping their feet didn't work, the close-the-locks crowd went to court.

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Asian Carp: Not Quite the Action We Were Fishing For...

Henry Henderson | Posted 05.25.2011

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We have heard repeatedly from the carp team that the electric barrier erected by the Corps to shoo away the invaders, by shocking the water, is keeping the fish out. But evidence shows it doesn't really work.

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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 Will Have Nothing To Eat If They Reach Lake Michigan

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — If huge, hungry Asian carp reach Lake Michigan, their long-dreaded invasion may turn out to be less ferocious than once e...

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As Election Buzz Cools Down, Will Asian Carp Debate Heat Up?

Mark Biel | Posted 05.25.2011

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We know where our newly elected officials stand on the major issues. But Americans are more interested in regional ones. How will new arrivals in the Great Lakes tackle the Asian carp debate?

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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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Canada Joins Asian Carp Fight

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Canadian and U.S. scientists announced Tuesday the launch of a joint study that will look at the likelihood that Asian ca...

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Asian Carp Battle: Groups Studying Great Lakes-Mississippi River Split

AP | JOHN FLESHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Groups representing states and cities in the Great Lakes region kicked off a $2 million study Thursday of how to slam the...

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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: Quinn Says Illinois Should Export To China

WBEZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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The state of Illinois is partnering with a Chinese business and an Illinois fishery to export up to 30 million pounds of Asian carp by the end of next...

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"Game Changing" Carp Capture Spurs Leadership

Henry Henderson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Dick Durbin spoke in Chicago on Friday afternoon to address the ongoing Asian carp issue, stating that the capture of a live Asian Carp beyond all locks and barriers to Lake Michigan is a "wake up alarm."

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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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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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