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December 9, 2024

3 Big Firsts for Adopt-a-Beach

Thanks to our amazing volunteers, Adopt-a-Beach celebrated three big firsts in 2024. Adopt-a-Beach on your phone This spring, our beach cleanup program launched a new system that allows volunteers to […]

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December 4, 2024

Construction to Begin on Brandon Road Invasive Carp Barrier

Chicago, IL (December 4, 2024) – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announced they had awarded the first construction contract for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project […]

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October 24, 2024

Monitoring Milestone in Fight Against Lake Erie Pollution

Lansing, Michigan (October 24, 2024) – A critical milestone in the fight against algal blooms on Lake Erie was reached as the installation of water quality monitoring equipment in five […]

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October 8, 2024

EPA Finalizes Clean Drinking Water Rule That Will Get the Lead Out of Great Lakes Drinking Water

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 […]

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September 24, 2024

EPA Vessel Discharge Rule Once Again Fails to Protect the Great Lakes

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 […]

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September 17, 2024

Supporting Legislation to Remove Lead Water Pipes in Ohio

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 […]

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September 4, 2024

10 Million Pieces of Litter Collected from Great Lakes Shorelines

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 […]

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August 16, 2024

Great Lakes Water is Staying in the Great Lakes

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 […]

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August 12, 2024

Illinois First Great Lakes State to Reduce Single-Use Plastic Bottles in Hotels

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 […]

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August 1, 2024

The 2024 Election Season and the Great Lakes

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, […]