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Green Bay dead zone

Wisconsin’s Green Bay suffers a large dead zone each year. The cause? Algae fueled by runoff pollution that flows into the bay.

Visit our campaign page to learn about solutions. Read more about Green Bay’s dead zone – and partnerships working to stop it – below.

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Agricultural runoff
Green Bay dead zoneLake Erie algal bloom
Climate change in the Great Lakes
Combined sewer overflowsGreat Lakes water levelsGreen stormwater infrastructure
Drinking water
Drinking water affordabilityLead service lines
Environmental justiceGreat Lakes restorationInvasive species
Invasive carpInvasive species in ballast water
Other topicsPlastic pollution in the Great Lakes
Adopt-a-BeachMicrobeadsMicroplastics

Annual Report

February 20, 2020

Green Bay’s Blue Future

For years, Green Bay has been plagued with harmful algae blooms and a deadzone. But on March 5, 2019 at Lambeau Field, the Alliance scored a victory on the path […]

Blog

May 1, 2018

All in for a Clean Green Bay

Last month marked a turning point for the Fox Watershed Leadership Roundtable, a coalition of farmers, community leaders, and local government officials working for clean water in Wisconsin’s Green Bay […]

BLOG

May 1, 2018

How We’re Working to Solve Green Bay’s Pollution Problem

Imagine: an area under Green Bay’s surface so low in oxygen that it can’t support life. The cause? Algae fueled by runoff pollution that flows into the bay. Every time […]

BLOG

May 1, 2016

Farmers, business leaders work to better Great Lakes water

A version of this story originally appeared in the Alliance for the Great Lakes 2015 Annual Report, published in May, 2016. In Green Bay, a handful of farmers are taking […]

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