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 […]

Blog

March 8, 2024

Time is running out to keep invasive carp out of Lake Michigan

This opinion piece was first published by the Chicago Sun-Times. By Molly Flanagan, COO & Vice President for Programs While Illinois didn’t bring ecosystem-destroying invasive carp to the United States, […]

Blog

February 20, 2024

Top 5 Great Lakes Federal Policy Priorities for 2024

Significant progress continues to be made in protecting and restoring the Great Lakes, but much more needs to be done. Although increased federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment Act these […]

Quiz

February 13, 2024

Pop Quiz: Great Lakes Restoration

What is a goal of Great Lakes restoration? Restoring habitat for fish and wildlife Reducing threats to people’s health Improving local economies All of the above The most important program […]

Press release

February 6, 2024

Health of the Lakes and Strength of Local Economies Relies on Reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 6, 2024) – Today, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Representative David Joyce (R-OH) sponsored the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative […]

Press Release

February 5, 2024

EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements Can Demonstrate Biden Administration’s Commitment to Protecting Human Health 

CHICAGO (February 5, 2024) – In November 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed improvements to the nation’s drinking water rules to finally address the widespread use of dangerous […]

DC Update

January 24, 2024

Are Great Lakes Priorities Advancing After a Year of Divided Government?

At the beginning of 2023, we announced an ambitious Great Lakes federal policy agenda. We noted that it was the start of a new Congress and an era of divided […]

Blog

December 11, 2023

Proposed EPA rule would strengthen protections against lead in drinking water, but timetable leaves too many Great Lakes residents in danger 

On December 6, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) took an important step in protecting public health by proposing to significantly strengthen national drinking water regulations for toxic lead […]

Press Release

December 8, 2023

Great Lakes Compact Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Joint statement from the Alliance for the Great Lakes and the National Wildlife Federation Great Lakes Regional Center Ann Arbor, MI (October 8, 2023) – Fifteen years after federal approval […]