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?
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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
- Yes — immediately restart and expand the project with full federal funding
- Yes — resume the project promptly with sustained multi-year funding
- Resume only after a new cost-benefit and environmental review
- Pause indefinitely; shift resources to other state-led waterway priorities
- Permanently cancel the project and cut related federal environmental spending