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November 12, 2019
In Memoriam: Lee Botts
Lee Botts, our founder and a force in creating and nurturing the Great Lakes environmental movement, passed away on October 5th at age 91 in Oak Park, Illinois. Her voice […]
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November 4, 2019
Alliance for the Great Lakes Statement on Discovery of Invasive Asian Carp eDNA 5 Miles from Lake Michigan
Nov. 4, 2019 (Chicago) – Federal and state agencies announced late Friday that invasive Asian Carp DNA has been found in Bubbly Creek in Chicago, which is about 5 miles […]
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November 4, 2019
Waves of Expression
Most gallery walls are white and sterile, but not the South Side Community Art Center. The walls making up this building are vertical wooden planks filled with small holes. These […]
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October 23, 2019
The Invasives Attack
Are you afraid of what’s lurking in the Great Lakes? This Halloween, we’re getting spooky with some invasive species that have invaded the lakes – and more species threatening to […]
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September 23, 2019
Celebrating September Adopt-a-Beach
From Duluth, Minnesota to Rochester, New York—Parrotheads to university students—September Adopt-a-Beach brought together a large community of people who love the Great Lakes. September Adopt-a-Beach, part of the International Coastal […]
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August 27, 2019
Flooding Hits Hardest in Chicago’s Communities of Color
This post is by Marcella Bondie Keenan, Program Director at the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and Olga Bautista, Southeast Side Community Planning Manager at Alliance for the Great Lakes and […]
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August 22, 2019
Cyanide Spill Kills Fish, Closes Beaches
Last week, three thousand fish died as a result of a cyanide and ammonia spill from ArcelorMittal, a steel and mining company that has a large facility in Portage, Indiana. […]
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August 19, 2019
Aveda Earth Month 2019 Raises $150,000 for the Great Lakes
For the 12th year in a row, the Alliance for the Great Lakes was a beneficiary of regional Aveda Earth Month efforts. Aveda celebrates Earth Month in a big way. […]
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August 19, 2019
Aveda Earth Month 2019: Salon Fundraisers
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August 12, 2019
Alliance for the Great Lakes Statement on Asian Carp Study
August 12, 2019 – The University of Michigan released new research earlier today on invasive Asian carp. Their research finds that the fish are capable of surviving in much more […]