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Monthly Archives: February 2010
February 25th 2010
HOW coalition urges Congress, federal agencies to step up efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes
WASHINGTON, D.C. (FEB. 25) — The co-chair of the Healing Our Waters®-Great Lakes Coalition today called on Congress to declare the Asian carp an imminent threat to the Great Lakes and direct federal agencies to separate the carp-infested Mississippi River … Continue reading
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February 24th 2010
Message From Congress: Keep Carping
Sixteen years ago, that is when Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-Mich.) first started asking his colleagues in Congress to deal with the Asian carp threat. “When I first learned about the Asian carp in the Mississippi, I thought good grief, we … Continue reading
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February 23rd 2010
One Voice
The Great Lakes Governors, the Great Lakes Commission and the Healing Our Waters- Great Lakes Coalition are joining forces to ask Congress and the President to save the Great Lakes from the Asian carp and continue to invest in restoration. … Continue reading
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February 23rd 2010
Stop the Carp: In Unison GL Commission Calls for Separation of Basins
The Great Lakes Commission – including Illinois – unanimously approved a resolution calling for Congress and the US Army Corps of Engineers to establish ecological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds as the long-term strategy to keep … Continue reading
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February 22nd 2010
It’s Lobby Season and the Great Lakes are on the Agenda
Healing Our Waters Coalition Members are arriving in Washington DC today to launch an aggressive lobbying campaign on Capitol Hill. It is true that HOW comes to the Capitol City to pay our Senators and Representatives a visit annually, but … Continue reading
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