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A delegation from the Great Lakes region is meeting with Obama
administration officials in Washington, D.C., to discuss how to
keep Asian carp out of the lakes.


      Govs. Jennifer Granholm of Michigan and Ted Strickland of Ohio
are among representatives from the Great Lakes area. They're
meeting with Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the White House Council on
Environmental Quality, and John Goss, the Obama administration's
newly appointed Asian carp director.

      Also attending are officials from the Army Corps of Engineers
and other federal agencies.


      Five Great Lakes states have sued in federal court, demanding
closure of shipping locks on Chicago-area waterways and separation
of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins to halt the spread
of Asian carp and other invasive species.

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A delegation from the Great Lakes region is meeting with Obama
administration officials in Washington, D.C., to discuss how to
keep Asian carp out of the lakes.


State, federal officials discuss Asian carp plan

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