Blog
September 29, 2022
Adopt-a-Beach Reaches a Milestone
Last year marked the 30th anniversary of the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ Adopt-a-Beach program. As we dug into the data we’d collected, we realized the program was approaching a […]
Blog
September 21, 2022
2022 Midterm Elections: How to Get Involved
Election day – Tuesday, November 8 – is just around the corner. Many federal, state, and local offices are on the ballot around the Great Lakes region. Seven Great Lakes […]
DC Update
September 13, 2022
Helping Great Lakes Communities Manage Climate Change Impacts
New legislation passed by Congress, and signed into law by the President in July, represents a major step forward for the U.S. to address the climate change threat. The Inflation […]
Press Release
August 11, 2022
Alliance Commends H2Ohio Investment in Lead Service Line Mapping
Chicago, IL (August 11, 2022) – The Alliance for the Great Lakes believes that access to clean water is a necessity that should never be denied, and we commend Gov. […]
DC Update
July 24, 2022
Mid-Year Update: Alliance’s 2022 Federal Priorities
At the beginning of the year we announced an ambitious federal policy agenda. We’re now just past the halfway mark of the year. So we’re asking: are we making progress, […]
Press Release
June 30, 2022
Alliance Statement on the 2022 Western Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast
Chicago, IL (June 30, 2022) – Earlier today, NOAA and its research partners released the annual western Lake Erie harmful algal bloom forecast. In response, Alliance for the Great Lakes […]
Press Release
June 22, 2022
Statement on Effort to Rename & Increase Marketing of Invasive Carp: “It will not fix the problem.”
Chicago, IL (June 22, 2022) – Earlier today, the state of Illinois announced an effort to rebrand and increase marketing of invasive carp as a food source. In reaction, Alliance […]
Blog
June 21, 2022
5 Ways to Celebrate Plastic Free July
Plastic pollution is a major problem in the Great Lakes. More than 22 million pounds of plastic end up in the lakes every year. And plastic never really goes away. […]
Podcast
May 31, 2022
Dr. Sherri Mason – Plastic Pollution
Dr. Sherri Mason, is a leading expert on plastic pollution. Her award-winning work has drawn international attention to the threat of microplastics in our waters and led to the passage […]
Blog
May 23, 2022
New Study: Downstream Water Users Bear Financial Burden of Upstream Pollution
Ohioans across the state are struggling to afford their water and sewer bills. A first-of-its-kind case study finds that water bills are pushed even higher for communities that pull their […]