U.S. Supreme Court turns down Michigan’s request to block Asian carp invasion of Great Lakes
Posted by Scientific American - Energy & Sustainability on 20 January, 2010
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would not help stop the spread of invasive Asian carp by ordering the closure of locks between Chicago-area waterways and Lake Michigan. A suit from Michigan and four other states, plus Ontario, had requested closing the locks to block Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan and damaging its ecosystem, as they have done elsewhere in the country. [More]





