Blog
July 30, 2024
New Targeting Strategies to Fight Algal Blooms
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
Historic Win for the Great Lakes: Invasive Carp Barrier Gets Final OK
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
Historic Agreement Signed to Keep Invasive Carp Out of the Great Lakes
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 […]
Press Release
June 11, 2024
Illinois Must Act Now To Keep Invasive Carp out of the Great Lakes
Chicago, IL (June 11, 2024) – A diverse group of stakeholders from the conservation and environmental community, labor, and local government held a press conference today to discuss the invasive […]
Blog
May 22, 2024
Adopt-a-Beach Makes a Splash
Adopt-a-Beach made a big splash in the media this spring, raising awareness about plastic pollution and solutions. And 20 years’ worth of Adopt-a-Beach volunteers were part of it. “One of […]
Blog
May 9, 2024
2024: An Important Year for Great Lakes Restoration
In 2010, Congress established the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to allow the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), working in collaboration with other federal agencies, states, and tribes, to fund […]
Blog
April 22, 2024
“Thank you for helping our Great Lakes shine!”
Adopt-a-Beach volunteers and Alliance Ambassadors do so much for the Great Lakes! They organize beach cleanups. They spread the word about how people can protect the lakes. They build community […]
Press Release
April 11, 2024
New Report: Vast Majority of Great Lakes Litter is Plastic
CHICAGO, IL (April 11, 2024) – Eighty six percent of litter collected on Great Lakes beaches is composed either partially or fully of plastic, according to a new report released […]
Press Release
April 3, 2024
New MDARD Partnership Will Improve Water Quality Monitoring
LANSING, MI (April 3, 2024) – Nutrient pollution is a severe threat to water quality across the Great Lakes region and is particularly important in the Western Basin of Lake […]
Press Release
March 25, 2024
New Bill to Protect Great Lakes, Drinking Water from Microplastics Receives Support from Environmental Groups
CHICAGO, IL (March 25, 2024) – Last week on World Water Day, the Alliance for the Great Lakes, Ocean Conservancy, Illinois Environmental Council, and Loyola University scientists held a press […]