Does the name Elena Kagan ring a bell? For those following the legal wranglings of the Asian carp invasion, it should. Kagan, as President Barack Obama’s solicitor general, argued against closing the Chicago locks to prevent the
invasive carp from entering Lake Michigan. …
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By Molly Dillon and Christa Milster
The sea lamprey is one of many invasive species in the Great Lakes. These eel-like creatures suck out fish’s bodily fluids after latching onto them with their mouths. Lamprey have caused the extinction of three types of whitefish. Resource managers across the region are determined to...
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By Jessica Pupovac
Editor’s note: Jessica Pupovac is a Chicago freelance writer and a 2009 graduate of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism’s Great Lakes Environmental Journalism Training Institute
City officials, urban planners and environmental...
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The Shedd Aquarium addressed the threat of a destructive Asian carp infestation last week by hosting a panel discussion with experts from the Midwest region. They discussed the invasive species threat, which is being debated by the U.S. Supreme Court Friday.
Panelists Reuben Keller, David Lodge, Duane Chapman, Bill Boden, Josh Ellis and David Uldrich shared disturbing details at the...
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A new bill requiring public water suppliers to notify the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency before their water supply hits unsafe contaminant levels unanimously passed a key environmental state panel earlier this month.
The Illinois EPA proposed the bill to correct any contamination problems before they become a larger issue, said John Cross, the agency’s legislative...
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By Curtis Black, Newstips Editor
“It’s my job to clean up our water and keep pollution out of Lake Michigan,” says MWRD president Terrence O’Brien in the first TV ad of his campaign for County Board president (watch it on youtube). “It’s time to clean up Cook County.”
In fact, as Newstips reported last April, under O’Brien the...
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by Annie Slezickey
July 8, 2008 – On North Avenue Beach, Travis Mont Blanc tucked a volleyball under his arm and cupped his hands in an effort to block the Lake Michigan wind as he lit a Marlboro Light.
No alarms sounded as the 25-year-old Lakeview resident inhaled his cigarette on the beach. Without knowing it,...
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