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Action Alert

January 8, 2026

Tell Ohio EPA: New data center wastewater permit puts our waters at risk

Large data centers are springing up across Ohio. They can use huge amounts of freshwater – and may expel huge amounts of wastewater. The wastewater can be hot and contaminated with pollutants.  The […]

Blog

January 8, 2026

Making an impact on plastic pollution in Illinois 

Thank you to our Illinois supporters who took action to reduce plastic pollution in 2025! Whether you contacted your legislators, volunteered with Adopt-a-Beach, donated to the Alliance for the Great […]

Blog

December 10, 2025

Adopt-a-Beach Volunteers Make Ripples Beyond the Shoreline

Our amazing Adopt-a-Beach volunteers removed 541,750 pieces of litter – more than 23,000 pounds – from Great Lakes beaches, trails, parks, and marinas in 2025! Their work kept more than […]

Action Alert

December 3, 2025

Tell the U.S. EPA to Protect Our Streams and Wetlands

The U.S. EPA is proposing to weaken the Clean Water Act by eliminating protections for many streams and wetlands that feed into the Great Lakes. This would put our drinking […]

Press Release

August 20, 2025

Great Lakes Region Unprepared for Increasing Water Use Demands

CHICAGO, IL (August 20, 2025) – The Great Lakes region faces the prospect of water shortages, groundwater conflicts, and contaminated aquifers as demand sharply increases from large water users such […]

Blog

July 17, 2025

Plastic Foam Legislation Advances in Illinois

Earlier this year, we asked our Illinois supporters to send a message to their legislators: keep plastic pollution out of the Great Lakes and our drinking water. Our supporters delivered […]

Press Release

June 26, 2025

Toxic Algal Blooms Should Not Be the New Normal

CHICAGO, IL (June 26, 2025) – Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced its prediction for the size and scope of the now-annual Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB). […]

Press Release

May 21, 2025

Environmental Organizations Celebrate Bipartisan Bill to Remove Ohio’s Lead Service Lines to Improve Drinking Water

Columbus, OH (May 21, 2025) — Rep. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) and Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel (R-Columbiana) introduced important legislation designed to eliminate all lead water lines that still exist in […]

Press Release

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 […]

President's Message

March 6, 2025

How Boaters Can Help Protect the Great Lakes  

Boaters have a special connection to the Great Lakes. You love the water. You spend your precious free time maintaining your watercraft so you can enjoy all the beauty the […]

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