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July 30, 2024
New Targeting Strategies to Fight Algal Blooms
This August marks the 10-year anniversary of when residents of Toledo, Ohio awoke to urgent warnings not to drink or use their tap water. Half a million people were unable […]
President’s Message
July 1, 2024
Historic Win for the Great Lakes: Invasive Carp Barrier Gets Final OK
I write today with big news. For more than a decade, we’ve been working with scientists, advocates, federal agencies, and elected officials to prevent invasive carp in the Mississippi River […]
Press Release
July 1, 2024
Historic Agreement Signed to Keep Invasive Carp Out of the Great Lakes
Chicago, IL (July 1, 2024) – Today, a coalition of environmental, conservation, and advocacy groups celebrated the announcement that Illinois Governor Pritzker, Michigan Governor Whitmer and the U.S. Army Corps […]