Jobs
October 17, 2025
Advocacy Director
Summary The Advocacy Director will lead the Alliance’s work to build a powerful, coalition-driven movement to ensure the Great Lakes are sustained for today and tomorrow. With a focus on […]
Blog
October 14, 2025
Healing Our Waters Conference Recap: Collaboration and Community at the Core
This year’s Healing Our Waters Conference brought together hundreds of advocates, funders, scientists, and community leaders in Rochester, New York, to explore solutions for the health of the Great Lakes. […]
Blog
August 21, 2025
Stronger Oversight Needed to Reduce Agricultural Pollution
Large livestock operations, known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), generate billions of gallons of manure and wastewater each year. Without strong safeguards, this waste pollutes rivers, fuels toxic algal […]
Press Release
May 9, 2025
White House Issues Invasive Carp Memo
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO, IL (May 9, 2025) – Today, President Donald Trump signed and issued a memo directing his administration to take steps to block invasive carp from reaching […]
Blog
April 24, 2025
Meet the 2025 Wavemaker Honorees
At the Alliance for the Great Lakes, we believe that impact doesn’t always come from the spotlight—it comes from showing up, speaking out, and staying the course. Every year at our […]
President's Message
April 21, 2025
5 Reasons Why Our Volunteers Are the Heart of the Alliance
It often starts the same way. A pair of gloves. A trash receptacle. A stretch of shoreline that’s seen better days. When our volunteers show up, something shifts. They bring […]
Blog
February 26, 2025
Water Advocacy at the Ohio Statehouse: A Call for Clean Water Policies
On Thursday, January 30, the Alliance for the Great Lakes, alongside our partners—The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, The Junction Coalition, and the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC)—came […]
Press Release
January 9, 2025
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization Introduced in US House
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Don Carr, Media Director, Alliance for the Great Lakes dcarr@greatlakes.org WASHINGTON DC (January 9, 2025) – Today, representative David Joyce (R-OH), along with Rep. Debbie Dingle (D-MI), Rep. […]
Press Release
December 5, 2024
US Senate Passes Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Reauthorization
US House of Representatives Must Vote Next for Critical Legislation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Don Carr, Media Director, Alliance for the Great Lakes dcarr@greatlakes.org WASHINGTON DC (December 5, 2024) Last evening […]
Blog
November 26, 2024
Alliance Earns Three Top Charity Ratings in 2024
At the Alliance for the Great Lakes, we don’t just talk about protecting and restoring our cherished waters—we live it. And we’re honored to share that, once again, our dedication […]