The Trump administration is allowing construction of a state-federal project aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes to move forward. News that a stop-work order had been lifted followed a phone call between Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and President Donald Trump. The unplanned call was yet another example of the Democratic governor’s unique relationship with the Republican president. The Army Corps had issued the order halting work in July, saying the project was undergoing an administrative review but offering little explanation. Urgency increased as the invasive carp neared the Great Lakes.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · September 3, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — An unexplained Trump administration hold on construction of a state-federal project aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes was abruptly lifted this week, hours after a call to President Donald Trump by Michi