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In 2009, Illinois treated a six-mile canal with more than 1,800 gallons of fish-killing poison — and found just one invasive carpTo address the menace of invasive Asian carp, Illinois officials deployed rotenone in a canal, leading to the recovery of numerous fish; ho...- Earlier this year, Michigan researchers analyzed lake sturgeon records spanning decades. 300 years later, their findings point to fish still living around the Great lakes for nearly 3 centuriesNew research from Michigan researchers suggests that lake sturgeon in the Great Lakes may live far longer than previously believed. The stu...
- Earlier this year, the U.S. Army Corps tested Chicago's invasive-carp barrier at 3 electrical levels. Now, engineers know how the system behaves when voltage rises to 4.6 volts per inch, helping prepare for a future Great Lakes invasion threatEngineers tested Chicago's electric fish barrier at higher electrical levels this year. This testing aimed to understand potential response...
- In 1900, Chicago made its river flow backward to keep sewage out of Lake Michigan, redirecting the water toward the Mississippi Basin insteadChicago reversed its river flow in the late 1800s to protect its drinking water. This engineering feat sent waste away from Lake Michigan a...
- Weather today: Kankakee Illinois tornado leaves thousands without power - check your area statusThousands lost power in Kankakee, Illinois, and Northwest Indiana after severe storms. Destructive hail and suspected tornadoes caused sign...
- US Primary elections tomorrow: See the states holding key votes and why they matterMississippi voters head to polls for federal primaries on March 10. A special election in Georgia also takes place the same day. These earl...
- Salmonella outbreak expands to 18 States, sickening 45 peopleA Salmonella outbreak linked to Bedner Growers' cucumbers has affected many people. Forty-five individuals across eighteen states are sick....
- Trump's falsehoods aside, China's influence over global ports raises concernsThe growing influence of Chinese companies and the Chinese government over shipping and global ports, including the Panama Canal, has becom...
- How ‘Just-in-Time’ manufacturing is reasserting itself globallyIn most industries worldwide outside of aerospace manufacturing, the supply chains are almost back to normal and their conditions are furth...
- Internal blast probably breached Ukraine dam, experts say (cautiously)Ukrainian officials blamed Russia for the failure, noting that Moscow's military forces - which have repeatedly struck Ukrainian infrastruc...
- The awkwardness of being an abstain nationIndia's abstentions in UN votes in 1950s linked to the Non-Aligned Movement that Nehru championed. NAM could be seen as a global abstention...
- Those gifts you want for the holidays? Don’t wait too longOf all those affected, small and independent businesses — whether manufacturers, importers or retailers — may be the hardest hit, because t...
- Shock-weary global economy girds for supply jolt from Suez messIt’s not too soon for companies to be making other plans. A few container ships and oil tankers are already avoiding the clogged shortcut b...
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