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 […]

Blog

November 20, 2023

20 Years and Counting 

Adopt-a-Beach volunteers removed more than 530,000 pieces of litter – weighing over 25,000 pounds – from Great Lakes shorelines in 2023.  Each piece of litter is part of a bigger […]

Blog

November 2, 2023

Alliance Earns Three Top Charity Ratings

The Alliance for the Great Lakes is proud to announce that we’ve been awarded top charitable ratings from Charity Navigator, Guidestar, and GreatNonprofits. The ratings recognize our organization’s financial health, […]

Press Release

October 9, 2023

Waukesha’s Diversion of Lake Michigan Water Highlights the Importance of the Great Lakes Compact

Chicago, IL (October 9, 2023) – The City of Waukesha, Wisconsin began supplying Lake Michigan water to its residents today. This is the first diversion of Great Lakes water to […]

Diving Deep for Solutions

October 4, 2023

Complicated Crops: Agriculture is a major economic engine in the Great Lakes, and poses the greatest threat to their waters

For our Diving Deep for Solutions series, we commissioned author and journalist Kari Lydersen to examine big issues facing the lakes today and how our expert team at the Alliance […]

Press Release

September 28, 2023

Plan to Improve Lake Erie Water Quality Lacks Elements Critical for Success

Chicago, IL (September 28, 2023) – Earlier today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S EPA) approved the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed total maximum daily load (TMDL) for the Maumee […]

DC Update

August 23, 2023

Are Great Lakes Priorities Advancing in an Era of Divided Government?

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

Diving Deep for Solutions

August 16, 2023

An Ounce of Prevention: Keeping New Invasive Species Out of the Great Lakes

For our Diving Deep for Solutions series, we commissioned author and journalist Kari Lydersen to examine big issues facing the lakes today and how our expert team at the Alliance […]