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Monday, July 19, 2010
Environment - Five states file Asian Carp suit [Updated]
"Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota and Pennsylvania filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in northern Illinois," reports John Flesher of the AP.
[Updated] "Eight Senators Request Army Corps Authorization to Implement Emergency Measures to Stop Asian Carp: Authorization Would Allow Army Corps Action in Indiana," is the headline to this press release stating:
Eight U.S. senators led by Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich. and George Voinovich, R-Ohio, have requested a legislative provision that would authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take emergency action to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes via any connections with the Mississippi River Basin. This authority would extend to the possible flood zone between the Wabash River and the Maumee River in Indiana. The Army Corps currently has such emergency authority, but it is limited to the Chicago waterway system.None of the eight senators signing the letter are from Indiana.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 19, 2010 02:37 PM
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