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DC Update
March 31, 2022
Last year Congress and the Biden Administration delivered on historic investments in water programs which brought significant funding to the Great Lakes region. The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]
Press Release
February 19, 2022
Chicago, IL (February 18, 2022) – Earlier today, the City of Chicago denied a permit for General Iron’s Southside Recycling project on the city’s southeast side in the Calumet Industrial […]
Blog
February 3, 2022
Progress has been made, but more needs to be done to protect the lakes and the people who rely on them. Last January, we set an ambitious agenda for the […]
Press Release
January 19, 2022
Chicago, IL (January 19, 2022) – In response to the release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 2022 Construction Work Plan earlier today, Alliance […]
DC Update
December 14, 2021
We laid out an ambitious federal policy agenda back in January 2021 as President Biden took office and as the 117th Congress convened. Our major federal policy priorities for 2021 […]
Blog
December 8, 2021
I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who supported the Alliance this year. Whether you volunteered, donated, told your elected officials how important the Great Lakes are, or shared your passion for […]
Blog
November 16, 2021
2021 marked the 30th anniversary of the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ Adopt-a-Beach program. This year alone, volunteers hosted beach cleanups on all 5 Great Lakes and in all 8 […]
Press Release
November 6, 2021
Chicago, IL (November 6, 2021) – Late last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill). In response, Alliance for the […]
Press Release
October 12, 2021
Chicago, IL (October 12, 2021) – Earlier today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan announced that President Biden will appoint Debra Shore to become EPA’s Regional Administrator […]
Blog
October 4, 2021
Over the summer, the Alliance hosted our Lakes Chat Summer Series. We chatted with a special guest each week about Great Lakes issues ranging from infrastructure to water levels – […]