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Monday, July 19, 2010  Despite being rebuffed twice by the U.S. Supreme Court, five states filed suit Monday with a lower federal court demanding tougher federal and municipal action to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes and decimating their fishing industry.

Thursday, June 24, 2010  An Asian carp was found for the first time beyond electric barriers meant to keep the voracious invasive species out of the Great Lakes, state and federal officials said Wednesday, prompting renewed calls for swift action to block their advance.

Monday, April 26, 2010  The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday not to get involved in a dispute over how to prevent invasive Asian carp from making their way into the Great Lakes.

Saturday, April 24, 2010  Concerns about costs of invasive species

Thursday, February 18, 2010  The invasive species of fish has the ability to reach a weight of 100 pounds and can eat up to 40 percent of their body weight daily.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  Scientists and local, state and federal government officials will outline the battle to protect the Great Lakes against Asian carp at a public meeting.

Friday, February 12, 2010  A federal plan aimed at preventing Asian carp from gaining a foothold in the Great Lakes needs more details, deadlines and a promise eventually to separate the lakes from the Mississippi River system, several environmental advocacy groups said Friday.

Friday, February 12, 2010  The surest way to keep rampaging Asian carp from gaining a foothold in the Great Lakes is to sever the link between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River basin, created by engineers in Chicago more than a century ago.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010  Navigational locks and gates in Chicago-area waterways may be opened less frequently than usual in a stepped-up campaign to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes, federal officials said Monday.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009  Michigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to sever a century-old connection between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River system to prevent Asian carp from invading the lakes and endangering their $7 billion fishery.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  Federal officials said Monday they would use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration funds to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp.