Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier

Great Lakes senators call on Trump to stop delaying invasive carp barrier
Great Lakes Commission
Five senators from Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin are warning the Trump administration that any more delays to a $1.15 billion barrier project to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan […]
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Invasive carp get closer to Lake Michigan as project to halt their spread is ordered to stop

Invasive carp get closer to Lake Michigan as project to halt their spread is ordered to stop
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Barnes Invasive carp are spawning closer to Lake Michigan, but the federal government halted a construction project aimed to stop the fish from spreading without explanation.
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Historical forest biodiversity changes conservation efforts

Historical forest biodiversity changes conservation efforts
Great Lakes Echo
By Akia Thrower A recent study uncovers the changes within historical tree biodiversity hotspots, which has implications for new conservation efforts in forested areas of concern.
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Yorkville approves $55,000 water audit; must calculate water use and loss for Lake Michigan water project

Yorkville approves $55,000 water audit; must calculate water use and loss for Lake Michigan water project
Great Lakes Commission
The city of Yorkville, Illinois, is required to test how much water the city consumes ahead of receiving Lake Michigan water in 2028. Reducing the city’s non-revenue water loss to […]
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COMMENTARY: Invasive carp are closing in on the Great Lakes. Restart Brandon Road project construction.

COMMENTARY: Invasive carp are closing in on the Great Lakes. Restart Brandon Road project construction.
Great Lakes Commission
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ recent discovery of juvenile invasive carp closer than ever to the Great Lakes sent shockwaves through the region. With the threat to the region’s […]
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Fossils found in Illinois challenge scientists’ assumptions about early land animals

Fossils found in Illinois challenge scientists’ assumptions about early land animals
Great Lakes Echo
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva For decades, scientists believed that the earliest four-limbed vertebrates developed much like modern amphibians: They hatched from eggs, passed through a larval tadpole stage and then underwent metamorphosis into adults. However, a new study published in Science challenges that long-held view.
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