Webinar
December 12, 2024
Webinar: The Election and the Great Lakes
Hear from Alliance for the Great Lakes staff about what the 2024 election means for the Great Lakes. We’ll discuss how we can all work together to protect the lakes […]
Blog
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 […]
Press Release
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 […]
Press Release
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 […]
Press Release
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 […]
Press Release
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 […]
Blog
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 […]
Press Release
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 […]
Blog
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 […]
Press Release
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 […]