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April 24, 2018

Great Lakes Days 2018: Connecting People, Land, and Clean Water

Every year, the Alliance for the Great Lakes joins its partners in the Healing Our Waters coalition for Great Lakes Days in Washington D.C. These few days each spring are […]

Press Statement

April 18, 2018

Statement: U.S. Senate votes to block bill rolling back Great Lakes protections

Chicago, IL (4/18/18) – Earlier today, the U.S. Senate blocked the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 from moving forward because it contained a poison pill for our nation’s waterways. […]

Blog

April 2, 2018

Advocacy Update: Great Lakes Policy Wins

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Great Lakes policy! Thanks to you and thousands of our other Great Lakes advocates who have signed petitions, written letters, and made […]

Press Statement

January 25, 2018

Alliance for the Great Lakes Statement on the Senate Confirmation of R.D. James as Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

Chicago, IL (January 25, 2018) – Today the U.S. Senate voted to confirm the nomination of R.D. James as the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. Alliance for […]

Standpoint Series

December 6, 2017

Getting Clear: Clean Water and Agriculture

This is the fifth of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. This summer, a layer of green sludge […]

Standpoint Series

November 17, 2017

From Source to Tap: Protecting Our Water

This is the fourth of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. Flint, Michigan has become a national symbol […]

Press Release

November 8, 2017

Great Lakes advocates slam Michigan plan to weaken ballast water standards

LANSING—On Wednesday, November 8, leading advocates for the the Great Lakes and Michigan’s natural resources denounced an effort by Michigan legislators to lower the state’s standards for ballast water treatment […]

Standpoint Series

November 3, 2017

Charting a Course From Rust Belt to Blue Belt

This is the third of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. In our current political climate, everything related […]

Standpoint Series

October 13, 2017

On Shipping: Stop Fighting and Start Doing

This is the second of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. This time of year, there is a […]

Standpoint Series

September 27, 2017

Great Lakes Grit: Pushing beyond the status quo

This is the first of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. It’s been nearly a year since […]