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Quiz

March 24, 2026

Pop Quiz: Great Lakes Restoration

The most important program supporting Great Lakes restoration is a federal program known as GLRI. What does GLRI stand for?  Great Lakes – Really Incredible Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Great […]

Press Release

March 10, 2026

New Great Lakes Data Center Playbook Gives Residents Tools to Ask the Right Questions to Reduce Impacts and Protect Water

CHICAGO, IL (March 10, 2026) – Today the Alliance for the Great Lakes released a Regional Playbook for Managing Data Center Impacts in the Great Lakes. The guide is designed […]

Blog

March 10, 2026

Data Center Playbook

Water-intensive data center development is rapidly growing across the Great Lakes region. To help make sense of the impacts, we released this guide for residents, concerned citizens, grassroots organizations, and […]

President's Message

March 4, 2026

Why the Alliance is Challenging the EPA’s Final Rule on Vessel Discharges

On Friday, December 19, 2025, the Alliance for the Great Lakes joined three other environmental groups and filed a petition in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The petition challenges the U.S. […]

Blog

February 11, 2026

Illinois primary election voting has started

Lake Michigan needs your vote! Voting has already started for the Illinois primary election. Races up and down the ballot will have an impact on Lake Michigan, our drinking water, […]

Blog

February 10, 2026

Top 5 Great Lakes Federal Policy Priorities for 2026

The federal government plays a critical role in protecting the Great Lakes. It’s responsible for funding projects, administering programs, and enforcing environmental safeguards. The Alliance for the Great Lakes advocates […]

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 […]

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