New Bill To Battle Asian Carp Invasion
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Dave Camp are teaming up with environmental experts to fight the Asian carp invasion of the Great Lakes.
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Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Dave Camp are teaming up with environmental experts to fight the Asian carp invasion of the Great Lakes.
More than 1.5 million U.S. jobs are directly connected to the Great Lakes, generating $62 billion in wages annually, according to a new analysis by Michigan Sea Grant at the University of Michigan.
President Barack Obama's 2012 budget calls for spending $350 million on a long-range Great Lakes cleanup program.
State officials say tests show no Asian carp DNA has been found in Michigan waters.
With the CNSC issuing their approval of Bruce Power's shipment plan, it is now time for PHMSA to conduct their full and complete review.
A federal report says the Great Lakes region could experience water shortages in some locations because of climate shifts or surging demand, despite being the world's largest freshwater system.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved a shipment of 16 scrapped power generators with radioactive contents across three of the Great Lakes.
A paper, to be published Wednesday, suggests that some Asian carp have breached electronic barriers designed to keep them from entering the Great Lakes.
The Obama administration says it will step up efforts to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, even though closing Chicago-area shipping locks, as some in the region want to do, is off the table.
President Obama is bringing some help to Michigan and other states hoping to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.
A Canadian electric power company says it's postponing a planned shipment of 16 old generators with radioactive parts across three of the Great Lakes on their way to a recycling plant in Sweden.
