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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Environment - "Ontario wants U.S. court to lock out Asian carp"
Now come the Canadians. Updating earlier ILB entries, the Toronto Star today has a story today that begins:
Ontario wants to join the state of Michigan's legal fight against Illinois over its alleged failure to control the spread of the voracious Asian carp.This Friday, lawyers representing Ontario will tell the U.S. Supreme Court the province should be allowed to participate in Michigan's effort to force Illinois to shut locks leading to the Great Lakes in order to stop the invasive fish.
Michigan is seeking an injunction to immediately close the Chicago-area shipping locks to prevent a potential ecological disaster if the carp, which can grow to over a metre long and weigh 45 kilograms, make their way through the waterway linking the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes.
New York, Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio also support Michigan's challenge, which was filed by the office of Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, a Republican who is running for governor. * * *
On New Year's Eve, Ontario filed a motion supporting Michigan's case. On Friday, the court will start examining everything submitted in the case and decide whether Ontario can participate. Michigan's motion is to close the navigational locks in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal permanently.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 5, 2010 09:51 AM
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