The Great Lakes face an urgent ecological threat swimming toward them: invasive carp. These voracious filter-feeders from Asia are on the verge of breaching North America’s largest freshwater ecosystem, sparking an unprecedented effort to halt their advance at a crucial chokepoint in Illinois. On May 9, 2025, the White House took decisive action with a presidential memorandum directing federal agencies to “expeditiously implement the most effective mechanisms, barriers, and other measures to prevent the migration and expansion of invasive carp in the Great Lakes Basin.” This intervention aims to accelerate the critical Brandon Road Interbasin Project near Joliet, Illinois. “These … Continue reading $1.15B Great Lakes Defense: Multi-State Effort Deploys Advanced Technology Barrier to Block Invasive Carp Invasion