States sue federal government over Asian carp threat to Great Lakes

Guardian: Five US states are suing the federal government and Chicago's water authority, seeking emergency action to block Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. The move by Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Ohio follows three previous attempts at court action, all of which were rejected by the US supreme court. The suit, filed at the federal court in Chicago, seeks an order requiring the US army corps of engineers to use nets or other barriers to block carp on the ......

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