In a rare move, Minnesota’s Democratic and Republican members of Congress are coming together on an issue: Stopping the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes ecosystem. Rep. Erik Paulsen and Sen. Amy Klobuchar told reporters at…
A $78.5 million dollar federal plan to keep Asian carp from becoming established in the Great Lakes is drawing criticism from diverse groups that say the proposed temporary closure of the locks in Chicago area canals will disrupt the economy without stopping the spread of aquatic invaders.
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has added Minnesota’s support to a lawsuit by the state of Michigan against the state of Illinois to force the closure of a canal connecting the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan. Unless the…
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