High Court Refuses Closure Of Shipping Locks In Carp Case

DETROIT (AP) - The Supreme Court will not order closure of shipping locks on Chicago-area waterways to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes.

The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michigan and other Great Lakes states, who have been trying for immediate shutdown of the locks to halt the carp's northward march from the Mississippi River toward Lake Michigan.

The high court already has rejected the request from Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin twice.

They wanted a court order to close the locks while their suit works through the courts.

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