Trump-Pritzker Feud Uproots $1.15B Great Lakes Carp Project

Trump admin moves Great Lakes Asian carp project from Illinois, Pritzker claims a ‘political stunt’ – FOX Chicago

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said on Thursday in a news release it was still moving forward with the construction of deterrents near Joliet to block the path of the carp, but would move management of the project to Michigan.

Trump-Pritzker feud uproots $1.15B Great Lakes carp project

DETROIT, MI — Invasive carp moving toward Lake Michigan have a reputation for chaotic disruption. Lately, so do the politics surrounding the project meant to stop them.

Trump admin moves Great Lakes Asian carp project from Illinois, Pritzker claims a ‘political stunt’

The Trump administration and Illinois continue their disputes over the $1.1B project to prevent the Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan.

Trump administration wants to cut Illinois out of Great Lakes carp plan

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.The Trump administration announced plans to put Michigan officials in charge of a $1.15 billion Chicago-area river barrier designed to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes.In a statement posted Thursday on X, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Adam Telle said the agency was “aggressively moving” on t…

E&E News: Army Corps uproots $1.15B Great Lakes project

The unusual decision affecting a massive engineering effort to keep invasive fish out of the lakes has inflamed tensions with Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker.