The Trump Administration Halted a Great Lakes Project. Then Whitmer Called Trump
Whitmer said the restart follows a White House review, and the project includes a $113.8 million contract to build deterrents against invasive carp.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump lifted the stop-work order on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer called urging him to restart construction on the critical invasive carp barrier.
- Urgency intensified last month after the Illinois Department of Natural Resources detected juvenile silver carp about 80 miles from Lake Michigan, the first time fish of that size appeared that far upstream since 2010.
- Designed to protect the $8 trillion Great Lakes economy, the Brandon Road project uses bubble curtains and electric currents to stop carp from entering the waterway and causing ecological collapse.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, a vocal Trump critic who also demanded an explanation for the halt, was not notified of the decision, raising questions about project continuity.
- Alliance for the Great Lakes CEO Joel Brammeier urged sustained construction, warning that further delays threaten the region's $16 billion recreational boating and $5.1 billion fishing industries.
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Trump hit pause on a Great Lakes project. Then a phone call changed the odds
The Trump administration abruptly lifted a months-long stop-work order on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes, hours after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke with President Donald Trump.
Feds halted work on project to stop invasive carp. Then Gretchen Whitmer called Trump
The stop-work order lifted following a phone call between Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump. The unplanned call was yet another example of the Democratic governor’s unique relationship with the Republican president.
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The Trump administration halted a Great Lakes project. Then Whitmer called Trump
The Trump administration is allowing construction of a state-federal project aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes to move forward.
White House lifts work stoppage on billion-dollar Lake Michigan barrier for invasive carp – NewsNation
A spokesperson for Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer noted that invasive carp had recently been found farther up the Illinois River than ever recorded, about 80 miles away from Lake Michigan.
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