Asian Carp Crisis
The feared Asian carp is threatening to invade the Great Lakes, disrupting their ecosystem and the region's $7 billion fishing industry. Our correspondents follow the story from Chicago and beyond.
February 14, 2012:
Barack's budget: With his propsed budget for fiscal year 2013, President Obama renewed his support for clean energy investment and called (again) for an end to $40 billion in fossil fuel tax breaks, but he also proposed cuts... read more >
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February 1, 2012:
Hope for Rio: Is true progress toward international agreements on environmental issues really possible at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil this summer? U.N. officials think that by moving the conversation away from climate... read more >
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October 31, 2011:
In August, OnEarth ran a shocking article by Barry Yeoman about the spread of blue-green algae that is threatening to choke the life out of Lake Erie. It's an informative and truly sobering account of how the most fertile of... read more >
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October 19, 2011:
At current fishing rates, many of the world's major fisheries face potential collapse within the next few decades, leaving shoppers to wonder which fish are abundant enough to eat. Well, there's a fish you can eat without an... read more >
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March 29, 2011:
The Army Corps of Engineers has long contended that its $10 million electric barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal has prevented invasive, voracious Asian carp from getting into Lake Michigan, where many fear they... read more >
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July 15, 2010:
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is hoping that China can help his state eat its way out of the Asian carp crisis. Quinn is touting a deal, which OnEarth first reported about in March, to export 30 million pounds of invasive carp... read more >
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July 2, 2010:
Asian carp aren't just Lake Michigan's problem anymore. The invasive fish have been found spawning in central Indiana, in the Wabash River, near Lake Erie. Just a week ago, one of the swimming monsters was caught in Lake... read more >
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June 23, 2010:
It seems that no amount of concern from environmental groups and fishermen could keep the feared Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. The state of Illinois is set to confirm today that one of the monster invasive species, a... read more >
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February 12, 2010:
Federal officials want to assure the public that they're serious about stopping the dreaded Asian carp from infesting the Great Lakes and destroying its $7 billion fishing industry. So they're holding a public meeting this... read more >
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February 8, 2010:
White House environmental officials met with three Great Lakes governors on Monday to formulate what they call an “unparalleled effort” –- including a $78.5 million commitment of federal dollars -- to keep the Asian carp out... read more >
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December 21, 2009:
As of today, the Great Lakes are at war.
For almost two decades, states that border the lakes and rely on them for drinking water, recreation, commerce and more have been watching an inexorable invasive force make its way... read more >
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April 1, 2008:
As a fisherman, I've come to distrust stories of large, leaping fish. I've simply heard too many to believe them all. Perhaps this is why, when I read the story of Asian carp invading the Illinois River back in 2002, it didn... read more >
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