DC Update
July 17, 2025
Critical Months Ahead for the Great Lakes in Congress
On July 4th, President Donald Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” or “OBBBA.” Now that OBBBA is law, the focus in Congress turns to funding the […]
Press Release
June 26, 2025
Toxic Algal Blooms Should Not Be the New Normal
CHICAGO, IL (June 26, 2025) – Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced its prediction for the size and scope of the now-annual Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB). […]
Blog
May 6, 2025
Trump Budget Proposal Slashes Federal Funding, Threatens the Great Lakes and Sets Up Showdown With Congress
The Trump Administration’s proposed FY 2026 President’s Budget slashes federal non-defense spending and proposes steep cuts to federal programs that protect and restore the Great Lakes and the communities that […]
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 […]
Blog
January 29, 2025
How Washington Can Support the Great Lakes in 2025
Significant progress continues to be made in protecting and restoring the Great Lakes, but much more needs to be done. The federal government plays a major role in this work […]
Press Release
October 24, 2024
Monitoring Milestone in Fight Against Lake Erie Pollution
Lansing, Michigan (October 24, 2024) – A critical milestone in the fight against algal blooms on Lake Erie was reached as the installation of water quality monitoring equipment in five […]
Blog
July 30, 2024
New Targeting Strategies to Fight Algal Blooms
This August marks the 10-year anniversary of when residents of Toledo, Ohio awoke to urgent warnings not to drink or use their tap water. Half a million people were unable […]
Press Release
April 3, 2024
New MDARD Partnership Will Improve Water Quality Monitoring
LANSING, MI (April 3, 2024) – Nutrient pollution is a severe threat to water quality across the Great Lakes region and is particularly important in the Western Basin of Lake […]
Blog
February 20, 2024
Top 5 Great Lakes Federal Policy Priorities for 2024
Significant progress continues to be made in protecting and restoring the Great Lakes, but much more needs to be done. Although increased federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment Act these […]
Press release
February 6, 2024
Health of the Lakes and Strength of Local Economies Relies on Reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 6, 2024) – Today, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Representative David Joyce (R-OH) sponsored the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative […]