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Report: If Locks Are Closed to Stop Asian Carp, Economic Impact Will Be $4.7 Billion Over 20 Years
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on April 13, 2010On April 7th, DePaul University Professor Joseph P. Schwieterman released a report entitled "An Analysis of the Economic Effects of Terminating Operations at the Chicago River Controlling Works and O'Brien Locks on the Chicago Area Waterway System." This report attempts to quantify the economic impact that would result if Chicago-area locks were closed to prevent Asian carp from reaching Lake... -
Six Weeks of Intensive Sampling Leads to Discovery of Zero Asian Carp
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 30, 2010On March 29th, the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee gave an update on sampling in Chicago-area waterways to find out if Asian carp have eluded an electric barrier designed to block their path to Lake Michigan. After six weeks of sampling, no Asian carp were discovered: "Over the last six weeks, field crews from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR), U.S. Fish and Wil... -
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Michigan’s Asian Carp Argument for a Second Time
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on March 22, 2010As 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 ... -
U.S. EPA Announces Comprehensive Asian Carp Strategy
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on February 24, 2010Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a draft "Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework." The main objectives of the Framework were to • Establish the need for participating agencies to act urgently to prevent Asian carp from becoming established in the Great Lakes. • Integrate and unify the future actions of participating agencies. • Transition from a s... -
Michigan Requests That Supreme Court Reconsider Asian Carp Ruling
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on February 7, 2010As reported on this blog, the U.S. Supreme Court recently denied the State of Michigan's request for a preliminary injunction that would have immediately closed Chicago-area locks to protect against Asian carp. According to a recent press release from the office of Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, a motion to reconsider that decision was filed on Michigan's behalf: "Cox pointed to eDN... -
President Obama Requests $10 Billion for EPA for 2011
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on February 1, 2010Today, the Obama administration issued its 2011 budget proposal, which included $10.020 billion in discretionary budget authority for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Highlights of EPA's budget include: --$1.3 billion "to address Superfund sites that may be releasing harmful or toxic substances into the surrounding community." --$215 million "to clean up abandoned or underused i... -
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Request to Close Locks on Same Day Asian Carp DNA Found in Lake Michigan
Posted by Dave Scriven-Young on January 20, 2010On January 19, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court entered a one-sentence order (page 3 of this list of orders) denying the State of Michigan's request for preliminary injunction that would have immediately closed locks and gates leading to Lake Michigan. Michigan requested these actions to prevent Asian carp from getting into the lake. On the same day, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced t...
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New funding opportunity: Illinois Governor Pritzker announced an additional $25.5 million in funding for the Equitable Energy Future Grants Program to bolster the funding opportunities across the state for communities who historically have lacked access to capital for Illinois’ goal of a carbon-free future. More information: dceo.illinois.gov/aboutdceo/grantopportunities/3054-2638.html?fbclid=IwAR3WmGYZl_wZKWg1E2ZKIJI302...
Equitable Energy Future Grant Program (Notice of Funding Opportunity 3054-2638)
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IL communities meet to discuss what needs to be done to counter the effects of environmental racism after EPA deputy assistant administrator for environmental justice announces "once-in-a-lifetime money" going toward countering those effects.
EPA says community involvement vital to address environmental racism in East St. Louis area
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Matthew Tejada, deputy assistant administrator for environmental justice at the EPA, said while the federal agency has funding through grants to address a legacy of environmental racism, it needs direction from affected communities on where to use the money.8 months ago ·
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