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President's Message

December 15, 2025

2025 Accomplishments

I have always believed that progress on the Great Lakes happens when patience meets persistence. The challenges facing our waters rarely appear overnight. They build slowly, shaped by years of […]

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November 14, 2025

Alliance for the Great Lakes Earns Top Charity Ratings Again in 2025 

For 2025, the Alliance for the Great Lakes has once again earned three of the most trusted ratings in the nonprofit sector. These recognitions are more than symbols. They are […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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