Pritzker delays $1.2B invasive carp project over concerns Trump won’t cover federal share

Pritzker delays $1.2B invasive carp project over concerns Trump won’t cover federal share

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has delayed a $1.2 billion project meant to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes by at least several months, saying he's worried President Donald Trump might not cover the federal government's share of the costs and that it would leave his state on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars. Here's what to know: States, federal government have been planning the project for years Illino…

Illinois delays project to keep invasive carp out of Great Lakes, cites uncertainty over federal funding

A plan to build a barrier to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes has hit a roadblock due to concerns about federal funding available under the Trump administration.  The post Illinois delays project to keep invasive carp out of Great Lakes, cites uncertainty over federal funding appeared first on WPR.

State delays Joliet invasive carp project over ‘anticipated lack of funding'

A ceremonial groundbreaking for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project was abruptly canceled Tuesday over concerns over federal funding of the project. The news comes as the new administration of President Donald Trump has repeatedly attempted to institute a variety of funding freezes, with Illinois officials expressing concerns that those freezes could impact work on the project that proponents say is critical to protecting area waterways from inv…

Pritzker delays Joliet Great Lakes carp project, blames Trump for withholding federal funds – Chicago Sun-Times

The $1.15 billion project in the Des Plaines River near Joliet is seen as a vital way to stop invasive Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes. According to Gov. JB Pritzker’s office, the state has paused contracts and put nearly 70 infrastructure projects on hold.

Pritzker halts Joliet Great Lakes carp project until Trump promises not to yank federal funds

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie Phelps Finnie on Monday wrote in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the state will be postponing a “property rights closing” on Tuesday, “based on the anticipated lack of federal funding for the Brandon Road Project.”