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Press Release
October 8, 2024
Chicago, IL (October 8, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule today requiring that water utilities across the country replace harmful lead pipes. The Lead […]
Press Release
September 24, 2024
Chicago, IL (September 24, 2024) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule regulating ballast water was signed on September 20th. The EPA’s final rule does not protect the […]
Blog
September 17, 2024
Today, clean water advocates spoke out in support of Ohio’s Lead Line Replacement Act (HB 534), a bill designed to get the lead out of Ohio’s drinking water systems by […]
Press Release
September 4, 2024
Chicago, IL (September 4, 2024) – Today, the Alliance for the Great Lakes announced an Adopt-a-Beach milestone. In the twenty-one years the Alliance has been tracking trash collected by the […]
Blog
August 16, 2024
On August 5th, the New York Times opinion section published a piece by Arizona State University professor Dr. Jay Famiglietti where he asked Will We Have to Pump the Great […]
Press Release
August 12, 2024
Chicago, IL (August 12, 2024) – On Friday, Governor Pritzker signed the Small Single-Use Plastic Bottle Act (SB2960) into law, which requires hotels with 50 or more rooms to eliminate the […]
Blog
August 1, 2024
As the 2024 election season ramps up, voters are getting ready to cast their ballots. They’re researching candidate platforms, attending events, asking tough questions of candidates, and talking with family, […]
Blog
July 30, 2024
This August marks the 10-year anniversary of when residents of Toledo, Ohio awoke to urgent warnings not to drink or use their tap water. Half a million people were unable […]
President's Message
July 1, 2024
I write today with big news. For more than a decade, we’ve been working with scientists, advocates, federal agencies, and elected officials to prevent invasive carp in the Mississippi River […]
Press Release
July 1, 2024
Chicago, IL (July 1, 2024) – Today, a coalition of environmental, conservation, and advocacy groups celebrated the announcement that Illinois Governor Pritzker, Michigan Governor Whitmer and the U.S. Army Corps […]