Posted by Debbie Neustadt description of PEER and directions for subscribing to PEERmail is below. PEERmail is a periodic run-down of PEER's most recent activities. December 11, 2001--SHIPPING DECLINES ON MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RIVERS: New Figures Undercut Need for Billion-Dollar Lock Project Although the barge industry has signaled that it intends to seek Congressional authorization this spring for expensive new locks for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, demand for transportation on those waterways continues to languish, according to an analysis by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) of recently released Army Corps of Engineers data. http://www.peer.org/press/198.html To SUBSCRIBE to or UNSUBSCRIBE from the list, please click here: http://www.peer.org/peermail.html Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) is a non-profit organization that protects employees who protect our environment. http://www.peer.org - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]