In environmental news, in an article published by Grist, they highlighted the need to address the state's coal ash pollution to stop the invasive Asian carp from entering the world's largest freshwater ecosystem — Lake Michigan.

This article points out the need to prevent an ecological disaster from reaching Lake Michigan. Now more than ever we need to increase our environmental efforts on a statewide level to address coal ash including barricades like the Brandon Road Interbasin Project.

As mentioned in the article: "The longer the state waits to secure and clean up the site, the longer the carp have an opportunity to infiltrate Lake Michigan and the waterways beyond".

 Read the full article here.