Feds Oppose Closing Locks To Stop Asian Carp
JOHN FLESHER, AP Environmental Writer
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The Obama administration opposes closing shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. In a memo filed Tuesday, Solicitor General Elena Kagan asked the U.S. SupremeCourt
to reject a request by Michigan and several
other states to order the locks closed. Illinois filed a document supporting the administration's position. Kagan says closing the
locks would endanger public safety and disrupt cargo. She says federal agencies
are working to keep Asian carp out of the lakes. The voracious fish have been migrating up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers toward the Great
Lakes for decades. They have infested waterways near Chicago leading to Lake Michigan. Scientists say if they reach the lakes, they could disrupt
the food chain and endanger the $7 billion fishery.
It looks like the flying carp will make it into the great lakes if the feds get their way. They have not been able to contain or control the spread of these fish so it is probably just a matter of time before they reach the great lakes.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- The Obama administration opposes closing shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. In a memo filed Tuesday, Solicitor General Elena Kagan asked the U.S. Supreme
It looks like the flying carp will make it into the great lakes if the feds get their way. They have not been able to contain or control the spread of these fish so it is probably just a matter of time before they reach the great lakes.
