The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order immediate closure of shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from infesting the Great Lakes. The court rejected a request by Michigan for a preliminary injunction to close the locks temporarily while a long-term solution is sought to the threatened invasion by the ravenous fish. The one-sentence ruling didn’t explain the court’s reasoning. More on woodtv.com >>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Michigan Trout Unlimited urges the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of the State of Michigan’s (and Wisconsin’s, Minnesota’s, Ohio’s, New York’s and Ontario’s) request for preliminary injunctive relief to protect the Great Lakes’ coldwater trout fisheries from the Asian Carp (bighead and silver carp). Contrary to arguments made by State of Illinois and the Obama Administration in response to Michigan’s legal action, the threat posed by Asian Carps to the Great Lakes economy and its coldwater trout fisheries is real and grave.  In fact, the opinion of the U.S EPA is that, “Asian Carp are...

On December 9th, Trout Unlimited issued an action alert to all TU members in Great Lakes states regarding the Asian carp situation.  Unfortunately it appears that the email did not reach everyone so we are reposting that email in our blog. Below is the text from that alert: “Please visit our online action center and help protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp. Evidence of Asian carp has been detected recently above barriers intended to keep them out of Lake Michigan and aggressive action is needed now to prevent their colonization in the Great Lakes. WHY WE CARE The recovery...

DETROIT (AP) – Michigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to close shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and endangering their $7 billion fishery. State Attorney General Mike Cox filed a lawsuit Monday with the nation’s highest court against Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. They operate canals and other waterways that open into Lake Michigan. Full story at woodtv.com