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Asian carp Great Lakes project

The Trump administration halted work on a Great Lakes Asian carp control project near Joliet, raising concerns in the Chicago region about invasive species spreading into Lake Michigan and harming ecosystems, fishing, and waterways.

Should the federal government resume and fully fund the Asian carp barrier project near Joliet?

How OpenCampaign quiz-takers stand on this issue

38% call it a high-priority issue (rating it 7+ out of 10).

  1. Liberal43%
  2. Lean liberal25%
  3. Moderate15%
  4. Lean conservative6%
  5. Conservative11%

High-priority share over time

39%201635%201754%201937%202042%202144%202239%202333%202442%202545%2026

The high-priority share has ranged 33–54% since 2016. Election-year cohorts skew casual and under-rate every issue, so the dips around 2020 and 2024 partly reflect who took the quiz, not a shift in opinion.

Where do you stand?

Should the federal government resume and fully fund the Asian carp barrier project near Joliet?

How important is this to you?

Sources

Tina Sfondeles / WBEZ Chicago — https://www.wbez.org/politics
Trump administration stops work on Great Lakes Asian carp project near Joliet
Positions on this issue  ·  liberal → conservative
  1. Yes — immediately restart and expand the project with full federal funding
  2. Yes — resume the project promptly with sustained multi-year funding
  3. Resume only after a new cost-benefit and environmental review
  4. Pause indefinitely; shift resources to other state-led waterway priorities
  5. Permanently cancel the project and cut related federal environmental spending