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Mounting urgency as Asian carp threaten the Great Lakes
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 10th, 2010
Christian Science Monitor: Washington's focus on snowfall this week was briefly diverted by fish – Asian carp – that threaten to invade and then gobble their way through the Great Lakes ecosystem, likely ruining the pleasure boating and fishing industries of abutting states and Canadian provinces. Though a looming snow storm caused many official activities in Washington to be cancelled, congressional hearings on the fish threat sailed ahead Tuesday in a nearly empty hearing room – propelled by a mounting sense ...
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