Legal showdown over Asian carp invasion

The voracious leaping fish is the focus of a lawsuit brought by five Great Lakes states to force the federal government to close Chicago-area shipping locks in an effort to keep the carp out of Lake Michigan.The 30-pound silver carp that leapt from the water last week and knocked a kayaker out of a 340-mile race down the Missouri River is a reminder of what's at stake Tuesday when the Asian carp debate returns to court in Chicago.

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