As reported previously on this blog, the State of Michigan renewed its request, last month, to the U.S. Supreme Court for a preliminary injunction that would have immediately closed Chicago-area locks to protect against Asian carp. Today, the Supreme Court rejected that renewed motion in a one sentence order.
This does not mean that the court battle over Asian carp is over–far from it. Although the Supreme Court ruled that a preliminary injunction is not warranted at this time, the Court could eventually rule on the merits that an injunction is appropriate. It will just take a lot longer than Michigan and its allies would like.
Stay tuned to the Illinois Environmental Law Blog for more news and developments.
