Asian Carp in the Great Lakes
Issues & Ale: Asian Carp in the Great LakesTues, Sept. 18, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.Kirby House 2 Washington Ave. Grand Haven, MI 49417How much of a threat do Asian carp pose for the Great Lakes and what...
View ArticleAsian Carp & the Great Lakes: Separating the Basins (Part 1)
by Adam Allington for the Environment ReportEarlier this spring, the Obama administration ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to speed up a five-year study of options to block invasive Asian carp...
View ArticleAsian Carp & the Great Lakes: Industries worry about basin separation (Part 2)
The issue of keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes has implications for a variety of industries. Midwest officials are weighing a range of options, including severing the connection between the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Keeping Asian carp out of the Great Lakes in Indiana
Many biologists, politicians, and other say the threat of Asian carp getting into the Great Lakes is cause for concern. The silver carp are especially a nuisance. Those are the ones that can jump as...
View ArticleAsian Carp & the Great Lakes: Other Pathways for Carp (Part 3)
Today, we continue our week-long series on Asian carp and the Great Lakes.Most of the efforts to keep bighead and silver carp out of the Great Lakes are focused on the shipping canals in the Chicago...
View ArticleAsian Carp & the Great Lakes: What if the carp make a home here? (Part 4)
You've probably seen those YouTube sensations: the jumping carp.Silver carp are the jumpers. If there are a lot of them packed in shoulder to shoulder in a river channel... it can be dangerous.Duane...
View ArticleVIDEO: An 'apex hunter' rides to the rescue in Asian carp battle
Shark Week, schmark week.It's Asian Carp Week here at Michigan Radio!All week long, The Environment Report has been bringing us stories about Asian Carp & the Great Lakes.
View ArticleStateside: Asian Carp and the Great Lakes
They've become YouTube stars: big fat Asian carp leaping into boats and sometimes breaking bones as they come flailing into the boat of some poor person who just wanted to enjoy some time on the water.
View ArticleAsian Carp & the Great Lakes: Investing in Carp (Part 5)
by Adam Allington for the Environment ReportAs the nation’s civic leaders search for a permanent solution to keep invasive Asian carp from spreading, other parts of the country are betting on the...
View Article19 potential ways aquatic invasive species can move between GL and the...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has released a draft of its study on how aquatic invasive species can move between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins - the boundary between the...
View ArticleFederal judge dismisses asian carp suit, leaves room for further court action
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by five Great Lakes states that would force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to erect physical barriers to prevent Asian Carp from entering Lake...
View ArticleNew study suggests Asian carp "at the doorstep" of the Great Lakes
A new study claims there is evidence that a small number of Asian Carp have reached the Great Lakes. Asian Carp is an invasive species that could potentially damage the Great Lakes environment and...
View ArticleMidland congressman calls out Army Corps for stalling on Asian carp plan
Michigan congressman Dave Camp is calling out the Army Corps of Engineers for dragging its feet on a plan to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.Camp released a statement this morning...
View ArticleIn this morning's Michigan news headlines. . .
Election complaint filed against Snyder"A ballot campaign has filed an elections complaint against Governor Rick Snyder. It says he’s using his official website and other state resources illegally to...
View ArticleIn this morning's Michigan news headlines. . .
Schools might get a break on standardized tests"The Michigan Department of Education is considering a proposal to give schools a break on standardized test accountability. The proposal would amend the...
View ArticleAgencies begin new search for Asian carp near Lake Michigan
Crews will begin an intensive search for Asian carp in the Chicago area tomorrow after finding more DNA evidence of the fish in waterways close to Lake Michigan. Officials found the genetic material...
View ArticleIn this morning's Michigan news headlines. . .
Mayors and local officials voice oppose changes to gun laws"Mayors and other local officials were at the state Capitol Monday to oppose a rewrite some of Michigan’s gun laws. Specifically, they are...
View ArticleMichigan chefs experiment with Asian carp
One of the strategies to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes is to eat the fish now living in the Mississippi River. But finding a market for millions of pounds of carp is not easy. Peter Payette...
View ArticleGreat Lakes governors closer to agreement on Asian carp
The Great Lakes governors are meeting this weekend on Mackinac Island.There may have been a small breakthrough on a plan to deal with the threat of Asian carp spreading into the lakes.There’s been some...
View ArticleGovernors meet to discuss threat of Asian carp
The Council of Great Lakes Governors met this past weekend on Mackinac Island.The group talked of economic cooperation, and harmonizing plans for protecting the largest body of freshwater on the...
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