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Monthly Archives: December 2009
December 22nd 2009
Michigan Sues Illinios Over Carp
It is now official, Michigan is suing to force the closure of the O’Brien Lock and Dam in the Calumet-Sag Channel, the Chicago Controlling Works in the Illinois River and the permanent seperation of the artificial link between the Mississippi … Continue reading
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December 21st 2009
Congress and Legislators Demand the Asian Carp be Stopped
We learned weeks ago that the DNA of Asian Carp was present beyond the electric barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal but from Congress and the White House we only heard silence. Then last week closed with a … Continue reading
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December 16th 2009
US House Expected to Pass Jobs Bill Tonight: Promising News for Great Lakes Water Infrastructure
Tonight is the night that the US House intends to put people to work modernizing this nation’s water infrastructure. The jobs bill that is expected to pass tonight provides $1 billion for clean water and $1 billion for drinking water … Continue reading
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December 16th 2009
Some Interesting Holiday Reading Coming Your Way: GLRI All The Way
After all those public meetings and after reading through all our public comments, the EPA has just released the final draft of their plan for implementing the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative from 2010 to 2014. They are asking for comments … Continue reading
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December 15th 2009
Feds Invest In Stopping Asian Carp
As invasive species, Asian Carp were always going get some fiscal attention from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, and now EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, has announced that $13 million will go directly to trying to stop the carp from … Continue reading
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