Mich. officials push for tougher lake invader rules

detroit news - july 9

Zebra mussels fouling the Great Lakes and 18-foot-long Burmese pythons stalking the Florida Everglades dominated a Senate hearing room Wednesday as officials from Michigan and other states sought tougher federal rules on invasive species.

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, told a hearing of two subcommittees of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee that the Senate needs to break a deadlock on legislation that would try to keep the zebra mussel and other invaders out of Great Lakes waters.

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