Posted by Jonathan Adler: Fencing Out Aliens: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_07_08-2007_07_14.shtml#1183983874
In 2002, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working with other federal agencies, constructed an underwater electric fence across the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to prevent aliens -- in this case, Asian carp -- from making their way into Lake Michigan. Five years later, it appears to be working. The Washington Post reports [1]here. The EPA has more [2]here. References 1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/08/AR2007070800714.html?hpid=moreheadlines 2. http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/invasive/asiancarp/ _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
