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Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Environment - "New Asian carp czar John Goss outlines approach"
Tina Lam of the Detroit Free Press reports:
The White House said today it has chosen John Goss, former director of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, as its Asian carp czar.Goss described himself as a fisherman who is very concerned about the possible spread of the voracious fish into the Great Lakes. Goss has also served as executive director of the Indiana Wildlife Federation.
In a call with reporters, Goss was noncommittal about whether there should be a permanent separation between the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes, reversing the flow of the Chicago River. He said he’s awaiting the outcome of a study by the Army Corps of Engineers, which is looking at whether such a reversal is feasible.
“I have not reached a conclusion yet,” he said.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said she wants to push for a faster time line of that study. “Their timetable is way too slow,” she said of the study, which is not due to be finished until late next year.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 8, 2010 12:40 PM
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