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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Environment - Still more on "Michigan asks U.S. Supreme Court to close shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes" What of Indiana?
Updating this ILB entry from Dec. 26th, where the ILB's inquiry to the Attorney General's press office about whether Indiana would join the lawsuit received the response:
We will reserve comment on it, for now.Today the Gary Post-Tribune has a story reporting:
The Indiana Attorney General's Office is waiting to weigh in on Michigan's fight to keep Asian carp from getting into Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes.Michigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court to sever a century-old connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system to prevent Asian carp from invading the lakes and endangering their $7 billion fishery, according to The Associated Press. * * *
Minnesota and Ohio's attorney general offices have joined Michigan in filing briefs asking the nation's highest court to review measures taken by the Army Corps and Illinois to stop the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
Indiana was not a part of the original litigation, according to the attorney general's office. However, they are following the case closely and hope to make an announcement later this week, spokesman Bryan Corbin said. * * *
"Obviously we are as concerned as anyone about the potential impact of the Asian carp getting into the Great Lakes," said Indiana DNR spokesman Phil Bloom.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 29, 2009 10:43 AM
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