Trump administration halted Great Lakes invasive species project. Then Whitmer called Trump.

The Wednesday phone call was a surprising intervention by the Democratic governor, who has developed an unusual relationship with a president who was once one of her fiercest political foes. Hours after the call, the stop-work order was lifted...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/transportation-infrastructure/2026-09-04/the-trump-administration-halted-a-great-lakes-invasive-species-project-then-whitmer-called-trump

 

Invasive carp get closer to Lake Michigan as project to halt their spread is ordered to stop

… but the US Army Corp of Engineers ordered a stop work order without explanation...

 https://www.michiganpublic.org/environment-climate-change/2026-08-20/invasive-carp-get-closer-to-lake-michigan-as-project-to-halt-their-spread-is-ordered-to-stop