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 […]

Press Release

June 30, 2023

Michigan & Illinois Funding Is Welcome Step toward Construction of Invasive Carp Barrier

Chicago, IL (June 30, 2023) – This week the Michigan legislature approved $64 million in the appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024 to help fund construction of the Brandon Road […]

Press Release

June 29, 2023

Region not on track to meet phosphorus reductions needed to limit western Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms

Chicago, IL (June 29, 2023) – Earlier today, NOAA and its research partners released the annual western Lake Erie harmful algal bloom forecast. In response, Alliance for the Great Lakes Agriculture […]

Blog

June 27, 2023

Models of Shared Service Arrangements in Stormwater Governance

Cities across the country are investing in their stormwater infrastructure with hopes of achieving triple bottom line benefits – for people, the environment, and economic return. In the face of […]

Blog

June 26, 2023

Adopt-a-Beach Launches 20th Year of Data Collection

Adopt-a-Beach volunteers launched the 2023 Adopt-a-Beach season with hundreds of cleanups on Great Lakes beaches, harbors, bluffs, and trails. By June 26, volunteers had removed more than 191,000 pieces of […]

Blog

June 26, 2023

Take Action Locally to Reduce Plastic Pollution

Plastic pollution is a serious problem for the Great Lakes and the people and wildlife who live here. Researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology estimate that over 22 million […]