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This is serious business. No matter what the outcome, its pretty darn hard to beat mother nature. It's probably just a matter of time before we have carp jumping at us when we water ski :smt009
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is pushing for legal action to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes -- including shutting down the [URL="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/neighborhoods.html?region=1435491"]Chicago[/URL] Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Granholm and Lt. Gov. John Cherry sent Michigan's attorney general, Mike Cox, a letter today urging him to "pursue every legal tool" available.
They say among possible actions are closing the ship canal, part of a waterway linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River. Illinois officials plan to dump a toxin in the canal tonight to kill off the dreaded carp, which could endanger the Great Lakes' fishing industry.
A Granholm spokeswoman says Michigan could file lawsuits against the state of Illinois and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It also could try to prevent southern fish farms that use Asian carp from importing more of them.
Five environmental groups also have sent Cox a letter with similar requests.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is pushing for legal action to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes -- including shutting down the [URL="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/neighborhoods.html?region=1435491"]Chicago[/URL] Sanitary and Ship Canal.
Granholm and Lt. Gov. John Cherry sent Michigan's attorney general, Mike Cox, a letter today urging him to "pursue every legal tool" available.
They say among possible actions are closing the ship canal, part of a waterway linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River. Illinois officials plan to dump a toxin in the canal tonight to kill off the dreaded carp, which could endanger the Great Lakes' fishing industry.
A Granholm spokeswoman says Michigan could file lawsuits against the state of Illinois and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It also could try to prevent southern fish farms that use Asian carp from importing more of them.
Five environmental groups also have sent Cox a letter with similar requests.