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July 29, 2010
Zebra Mussels Finally Reach Lake Minnetonka
July 29, 2010
Bill Calls for Study Delinking Lake Michigan, Chicago River to Stall Asian Carp
July 29, 2010
Invasive Mussels Pose Threat to Pacific NW Dams
July 28, 2010
One Tough Trout
July 28, 2010
Invasive Alien Plants a Shock for South African Water Affairs

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Carp Solution Could Provide Financial Benefits

March 15, 2010 -- Proposals to block Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes have largely focused on the costs and inconvenience of closing off Chicago-area waterways into Lake Michigan. But now business and environmental groups are exploring a possible upside: a broadly based infrastructure investment that would benefit much of northern Illinois. Read the full story to get the details.

"Construction, jobs in the freight sector and money-saving improvements in transportation networks could be among the results of efforts to create what environmentalists call “ecological separation” between Lake Michigan and the rivers and canals leading to the Mississippi River, the source of the voracious carp that have made their way nearly to the lake."

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