BLOG
April 14, 2020
Great Lakes Water Levels Q & A
Q: Why are Great Lakes water levels so high? It’s natural for the Great Lakes to rise and fall over time, but the lakes are currently experiencing a period of […]
BLOG
February 10, 2020
Alliance Releases 2020 Great Lakes Federal Policy Priorities
Today, the Alliance for the Great Lakes announced our 2020 Great Lakes Federal Policy Priorities. With the support of Congress, the Great Lakes region has made significant progress to protect […]
Blog
August 27, 2019
Flooding Hits Hardest in Chicago’s Communities of Color
This post is by Marcella Bondie Keenan, Program Director at the Center for Neighborhood Technology, and Olga Bautista, Southeast Side Community Planning Manager at Alliance for the Great Lakes and […]
BLOG
September 13, 2018
Global Talent Finds Local Solutions to Protect the Lakes
IBM Corporate Service Corps “USA1” members comprise four project teams embedded in nonprofits around Chicago this summer. Last month, a team of four women from around the world joined the […]
Blog
August 20, 2018
Detroiters Explore Creative Options to Reduce Flooding, Improve Neighborhoods
It was a moment for celebration. After months of effort, residents and community organizations along Detroit’s Conner Creek Greenway were about to see their first tangible results. A professional engineering […]
Press Release
July 10, 2018
Community Celebration to Showcase Creative Options for Reducing Flooding, Improving Neighborhoods along Conner Creek Greenway
Joint Press Release from Alliance for the Great Lakes, Detroit Greenways Coalition, Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc., Great Lakes Environmental Law Center, University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability Detroit, MI […]
Standpoint Series
May 17, 2018
Responding to Climate Change in Great Lakes Cities
This is the sixth of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. Across the globe, we see the dramatic […]
Blog
March 26, 2018
Greening Gary from the Ground Up
“I have seen and have played a part in my neighborhood developing into a family-friendly place where neighbors know each other and have a vested interest in the neighborhood. We […]
Blog
May 1, 2017
Local Action Brings Positive Change in Detroit
The Great Lakes are vast. From the miles of coastline to the millions of people living in the basin, everything about the region seems monumental — and transforming it can […]
Blog
December 9, 2016
A big decision for Lake Ontario & the St. Lawrence River
Yesterday, the International Joint Commission announced the enactment of Plan 2014. Plan 2014 implements a more natural way of managing water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Water […]