In the United States, many of us don’t have to go far to access a source of drinking water. We take for granted that just down the hall, there is a water fountain or sink faucet ready to spout out cold water to fill our glasses. In fact, most people reading this right now probably […]
Read MoreOn Monday, August 7, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a draft plan for how to protect the Great Lakes from invasive Asian carp. It examined options for bolstering defenses at a lock and dam structure near Joliet, Ill.—officially called the Brandon Road Lock and Dam—which is a choke point between the current habitat […]
Read MoreOn June 22nd a live silver carp was caught in the Calumet River on Chicago’s south side, approximately 9 miles from Lake Michigan and well beyond the electric barrier network designed to prevent invasive fish from reaching Lake Michigan. This wake-up-call event brought renewed attention to a long-awaited Army Corps of Engineers study centered on […]
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