Below is the advisory for yesterday's news conference by EPA and other federal agencies announcing funding for a permanent electric barrier to block Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes at Chicago. Interestingly, the event was held not in Illinois, the site of the fence and a likely Democratic state in this year's Presidential election, but in Ohio, which is leaning toward Bush. But hey, the Great Lakes are all one ecosystem, right? Anyway, it's good news that the money is on the way; it's unfortunate that the carp may well have passed the site of the barrier already.
Federal Funding Commitment Announced for Great Lakes Asian Carp Barrier Construction; Press Conference in Cleveland Oct. 14
Wed Oct 13, 4:56 PM ET
To: City and Assignment desks
Contact: Phillipa Cannon of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (news - web sites) Region Five, 312-353-6218
News Advisory:
Representatives of the Great Lakes Federal Task Force, led by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Mike Leavitt, will be in Cleveland on Thursday, Oct. 14, to announce a federal funding commitment to construct the enhanced electric fish barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Large bighead and silver carp will be displayed.
When: 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 14.
Where: Wildwood Marina is located in Wildwood State Park.