Fears mount over giant carp reaching Great Lakes

Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - 20:07 in Earth & Climate

(AP) -- Fears that giant, voracious species of carp will get into the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to rising demands that the government close the waterway connecting the lakes to the Mississippi River - an unprecedented step that could disrupt the movement of millions of tons of iron ore, coal, grain and other goods.

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