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Friday, January 22, 2010

Environment - More on "Court won't close shipping locks to keep out carp"

Updating this Jan. 20th ILB entry, what is next? Two stores:

"Army Corps to sample two Indiana rivers for Asian carp" is the headline to this Jan. 20th AP story in the Chicago Tribune that begins:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to collect water samples this spring from two northwestern Indiana rivers that flow into Lake Michigan as part of its ongoing efforts to track the spread of invasive Asian carp.

Major Gen. John Peabody of the Army Corps' Cincinnati office said samples will be taken from Indiana's portions of the Grand Calumet and Little Calumet rivers once ice melts and fish become more active.

"Our intent is to aggressively sample when warmer weather and higher fish activity returns. The fish don't move a whole lot in the wintertime," Peabody said Wednesday.

The Corps hopes to have a plan in place with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources within two months to sample water in the rivers, which flow into Lake Michigan.

"Asian carp summit could be held in early February" is the heading to this Jan. 21st AP story in the Washington Post that begins:
LANSING, Mich. -- The White House said Wednesday it wants to hold a meeting in early February with Great Lakes governors concerned about Asian carp invading the lakes.

The Democratic governors of Michigan and Wisconsin requested the summit Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Michigan's request for a preliminary injunction to temporarily shut the shipping locks near Chicago and work out a way to stop the carp.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 22, 2010 11:13 AM
Posted to Environment