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Illinois and Michigan Reach Deal With Corps To Battle Asian Carp

Michigan and Illinois have reached a deal with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on funding the next phase of a project to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes.

The plan calls for installing fish-repelling mechanisms at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois. The area is a choke point between the carp-infested Illinois River and Lake Michigan.

Both states agreed to pay some of the pre-construction engineering and design costs for the $858 million project.

Scientists say if Asian carp reach the Great Lakes, they could out-compete native fish for food and habitat.

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