The long feared breach by Asian carp of the $9MM electronic barrier on the
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (which links the Great Lakes with the
Mississippi River drainage south of Chicago) may have occurred. The resulting impact on the Great Lakes could be devastating, and local environmental groups are
calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to close all Illinois gateways and
locks leading into Lake Michigan as an emergency precaution.

For more on this situation, please go to http://www.wwj.com/Asian-Carp-Breach-Electronic-Barrier/5725498

and

http://www.observer-reporter.com/or/localsports/d0505-BC-US-AsianCarp-1stLd-
Writethru-11-20-0671

--Jay Cassell