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Doom Feared as Asian Carp Advances
July 13, 2010 -- With the country’s attention riveted on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the news in late June that a live Asian carp had been caught in the Chicago Area Waterway System, just six miles from Lake Michigan, registered only a blip on the radar of the national news media.
But for state and local officials in the Great Lakes region, the arrival of the carp on the doorstep of Lake Michigan is an environmental crisis.
“The Great Lakes are on the brink of a great ecological and economic disaster that states in the region may never overcome,” Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio wrote in a letter to President Obama on Thursday. “We need immediate, decisive action.” Read this and the following three related articles to get the details.
"The situation facing the Great Lakes region is dire,” he wrote. “If we fail to act now, we risk surrendering these lakes to an invasive species that could leave the Great Lakes an ecological wasteland."
"Illinois Governor Quinn announces new initiative to control Asian Carp population."
"President Obama needs to end dithering on Asian carp."
"Chemical Industry Council of Illinois urges the use of science, not scare tactics in dealing with Asian Carp."
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