
It's business as usual at Calumet Harbor Tuesday March 2, 2010 even though the Asian carp is a few miles away from Lake Michigan in the Illinois Ship and Sanitary Canal. Its introduction into the Great Lakes could be a disaster for the environment.
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Proposals to block Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes have largely focused on the costs and inconvenience of closing off Chicago-area waterways into Lake Michigan. But now business and environmental groups are exploring a possible upside: a broadly based infrastructure investment that would benefit much of northern Illinois.
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