Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding uncertainty.

In a social media post, Governor JB Pritzker announced the changes come after decades of studies. “I’m here today to make an important announcement,” Gov. Pritzker started. “The world’s finest geographers,

Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Natalie Phelps Finnie on Monday wrote in a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that the state will be postponing a “property rights closing” on Tuesday,