Michigan balks at Obama's stance in Asian carp fight

Michigan balks at Obama's stance in Asian carp fight

Source: cs monitor

1/6/2010

Michigan balks at Obama's stance in Asian carp fight

The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it is backing Illinois in a lawsuit over how to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. Officials in Michigan, who brought the lawsuit, claim that Obama is favoring his home state.

Michigan has reacted angrily to the Obama administration's decision to back Illinois – the president's home state – in a lawsuit about how to stop Asian carp from infesting the Great Lakes.

On Tuesday, US Solicitor General Elena Kagan asked the US Supreme Court to reject Michigan's lawsuit against Illinois. The lawsuit calls for the closure of two Chicago locks on a key commercial canal that connects Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River.

On Wednesday, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox asked for an immediate meeting with Obama and Michigan congressional leaders to discuss the matter. He said in a public statement he “is extremely disappointed by President Obama's choice to protect the narrow interests of his home state.”
Mr. Cox says that the invasive species will put at risk $7 billion in annual revenue from Great Lakes recreational and commercial fishing and tourism.

Illinois State Attorney Lisa Madigan countered the suggestion that presidential favoritism was involved, saying by phone Wednesday that the allegaton "sounds like politics to me, that doesn’t sound substantive.”

Lake Michigan

Carp, Silver

Continue...

News Id		Source	Stamp	country
3551	Are Canadian fish being poisoned by radiation?	cosmosmagazine	2017-06-11	CA
3552	Fish falls from the sky in Lake Tapps	THE NEWS TRIBUNE	2017-06-02	US
3553	Oklahoma man’s invention makes fish hook removal safer	swtimes	2017-05-29	CA
3554	Pet fish dumping potential problem for Michigan waters	wwmt	2017-05-27	US
3555	Trio of women catch over 900 lionfish in two days	foxnews	2017-05-26	US
3556	This adorable underwater drone swims like a fish	bgr	2017-11-22	US
3557	Alaska captain hit with $1 million fine, six-month sentence for misreporting	nationalfisherman	2021-08-10	US
3558	COVID-19 threatened Alaska’s fishermen. Here's how they persevered	nationalgeographic	2021-08-10	US
3559	Warmer seas turn fish poop into a problem for coral reefs	Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara	2021-08-11	US
3560	Are underwater farms the future of food production?	timeslive	2017-07-27	ZA
3561	Washington may have to pay $2B to save salmon	kiro7	2015-06-22	US
3562	Illegal release of 6000 salmon costs farming company $150,000	stuff	2017-05-22	NZ
3563	Conservation celebrations: Why this tiny fish fingerling has scientists high-fiving	ABC Central West	2017-05-22	AU
3564	Extreme angler and Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers presenter on ITV	thesun	2019-02-08	UK
3565	Marine patrol on Grand River results in charges and warnings	brantfordexpositor	2021-08-31	CA
3566	Three fishermen reel in 70 KILOGRAM bass groper fish	dailymail	2017-05-16	US
3567	Meet the ‘world’s sexiest angler’ who freedives up to 65ft underwater to spear and catch fish with her bare hands	thesun	2017-05-12	UK
3568	The fish that is being loved to death	bbc	2017-05-10	UK
3569	Md. woman lands ‘Fish of 10,000 Casts’ to set state record	wtop	2017-05-11	US
3570	A third of fish catches in worlds' oceans is unreported, claims Canadian report	mercopress	2017-05-08	UK
3571	Scientists have found parasites that 'drive' fish from inside their eyeballs	Business Insider Australia	2017-05-08	AU
3572	Possible charges pending after teen jumps into fish tank at Bass Pro Shops in Denver	thedenverchannel	2017-05-01	US
3573	Study indicates invasive fish could live in Lake Michigan	foxnews	2017-04-30	CA
3574	60 rare fish trapped off Mumbai coast since August 2016	hindustantimes	2017-04-19	IN
3575	Scan every fish on the planet	innovationtrail	2017-04-18	US

142 of [223 - pages.]