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Annual Report 2018
February 11, 2019
The Alliance is proud to support nearly 15,000 volunteers who protect the Great Lakes through Adopt-a-Beach, Ambassadors, and Young Professional Councils. Through these programs, our volunteers pick up trash off […]
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November 15, 2018
Last week’s elections touched every corner of the eight Great Lakes states. Seven of eight governorships, eight Senate seats, all members of the House, and hundreds of state and local […]
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November 8, 2018
Today, the Alliance teamed up with partners at Access Living and Shedd Aquarium on a live webinar to talk about plastic pollution in the Great Lakes and how people around […]
ADOPT-A-BEACH TEAM OF THE WEEK
October 11, 2018
Christine Webster makes it her mission to inspire the next generation of eco-conscious citizens. An Adopt-a-Beach team leader and science instructor of 28 years, Webster also sponsors Hudsonville High School’s […]
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September 13, 2018
IBM Corporate Service Corps “USA1” members comprise four project teams embedded in nonprofits around Chicago this summer. Last month, a team of four women from around the world joined the […]
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July 12, 2018
Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual harmful algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie. Every year, agricultural runoff pollution causes harmful algal blooms. This thick, green algae […]
Standpoint Series
July 5, 2018
This is the final articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of eight short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. The Standpoint Series has been an experiment for […]
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June 29, 2018
As of July 1st, the final phase of the nationwide microbead ban will take effect, ending the sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads by retailers. Microbeads are tiny […]
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May 31, 2018
This is the seventh of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. It’s no secret that the environmental movement […]
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May 18, 2018
Last month, the Alliance partnered with the National Wildlife Federation and the Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund to hold an Ohio Lobby Day—where members and staff from each organization spoke […]