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Established populations of invasive carp are only 50 miles from Chicago and Lake Michigan. But it’s not too late to prevent them from reaching the lakes.
Learn more below about efforts to keep invasive carp out of Lakes Michigan.
Press Release
June 22, 2022
Chicago, IL (June 22, 2022) – Earlier today, the state of Illinois announced an effort to rebrand and increase marketing of invasive carp as a food source. In reaction, Alliance […]
Press release
April 29, 2022
Chicago, IL (April 29, 2022) – Earlier today the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released its version of the Water Resource and Development Act (WRDA). In reaction, the Alliance for […]
DC Update
March 31, 2022
Last year Congress and the Biden Administration delivered on historic investments in water programs which brought significant funding to the Great Lakes region. The bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act […]
Podcast
March 22, 2022
Molly Flanagan joined the Alliance for the Great Lakes staff in April 2015 as Vice President for Policy after seven years as senior program officer at the Joyce Foundation. Molly […]
Podcast
February 22, 2022
The annual priorities outline our federal policy agenda and identify the next steps Congress should take in this session to protect the lakes. Today we’ll discuss our top Great Lakes […]
Blog
February 3, 2022
Progress has been made, but more needs to be done to protect the lakes and the people who rely on them. Last January, we set an ambitious agenda for the […]
Press Release
January 19, 2022
Chicago, IL (January 19, 2022) – In response to the release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 2022 Construction Work Plan earlier today, Alliance […]
DC Update
December 14, 2021
We laid out an ambitious federal policy agenda back in January 2021 as President Biden took office and as the 117th Congress convened. Our major federal policy priorities for 2021 […]
Blog
April 29, 2021
As of April 29, President Biden will have been in office for 100 days, a traditional marker for assessing a new president’s first few months in office. We laid out […]
Blog
January 21, 2021
As the nation faces unprecedented challenges, clean water is more important than ever. The deepening COVID-19 crisis reminds us daily of the deep connection between clean water and public health. […]