Despite a presidential memorandum nine months ago that called for “maximum speed and efficiency” in moving to block invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, the Brandon Road project remains under administrative review by the Trump administration. Democratic senators from Michigan and Illinois wrote to the White House budget director and the U.S. Army Corps, urging them to release the federal funds that Congress already approved to allow the project to proceed. Read the full story by the Detroit News.
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