Over the past several months, we have posted updates about the Lake Michigan Asian carp dispute. This week, a federal judge in Chicago is hearing expert testimony regarding the reliability of Asian carp DNA evidence detected in Chicago-area waterways, to determine whether to close the waterways to prevent the spread of Asian carp to Lake Michigan. These hearings should assist the judge in determining the threat to the Great Lakes, and comparing that threatened environmental and economic harm against the threatened economic impact of closing the shipping lanes from Chicago to Lake Michigan.
Stay tuned for further updates. Also, see these articles for more information: http://bit.ly/dur1yu, and http://bit.ly/chOhlA.
Click on the following for links to the first Asian Carp article , the second Asian Carp article, the third Asian Carp article, and the fourth Asian Carp Article.
This article was written by Melissa L. Demorest, Associate at Demorest Law Firm.
