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Chicago’s Lake Michigan gets a grade of “C” for environmental health

Yes, it is report card time! Even though the school year is just starting for some Chicago area students, Lake Michigan already got its report...
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Invasive Species Battle in Cook County Forest Preserves

John Michael Keefe PhD, LEED APjohnmichaelkeefe@gmail.com Over the last 2 decades the Cook County Forest...
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Study on Asian Carp not planned to be completed before 2015

The Asian Carp study started in 2007 by the Army Corps of Engineers will not be finished until 2015 and many are frustrated with that time frame....
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New strategy discussed in the battle to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes

Last week, IL. Governor Pat Quinn announced a new plan to help control Asian Carp populations, eat them. Big River Fish, and Illinois fishing...
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After a fish is found above the barrier the Asian Carp debate reignites

Wednesday evening a fisherman working with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources caught as Asian Carp in Lake Calumet. This is the second...
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US Supreme Court to reconsider closing lock in Illinois to combat Asian Carp

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has been pushing once more to ask the US Supreme Court to take up the issue of temporarily closing locks in...
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Looking at the bigger picture of invasive species in Illinois

So there has been a lot of noise about Asian carp in the news over the last couple of months, and I am certainly no exception. But today I started...
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$78.5 million dedicated to prevent the spread of Asian carp, but many saying it's not enough

Yesterday, after a much anticipated meeting with some Great Lakes governors, officials from the Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental...
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Asian carp summit to be held at White House today

Today at 2:30 (edt) the White House will be holding a meeting with Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, and Illinois...
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Invasive fish virus now in all five Great Lakes

Last week, researchers at Cornell University confirmed that the fish disease viral hemorrhagic septicemia, or VHS, has been found in Lake Superior....
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