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May 2, 2025
Trump Budget Puts Great Lakes at Risk
CHICAGO, IL (May 2, 2025) – Efforts to keep the Great Lakes healthy and ensure the drinking water for 40 million people is safe to consume would be deeply harmed […]
Blog
April 24, 2025
Meet the 2025 Wavemaker Honorees
At the Alliance for the Great Lakes, we believe that impact doesn’t always come from the spotlight—it comes from showing up, speaking out, and staying the course. Every year at our […]
President’s Message
April 21, 2025
5 Reasons Why Our Volunteers Are the Heart of the Alliance
It often starts the same way. A pair of gloves. A trash receptacle. A stretch of shoreline that’s seen better days. When our volunteers show up, something shifts. They bring […]