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The St. Lawrence Seaway opened the Great Lakes to direct ocean-going shipping. Unfortunately, ships brought invasive species along for the ride in their ballast water.
Learn more below about regulations to clean up ship ballast tanks and why it’s critical to plug loopholes that remain for “lakers,” ships operating solely in the Great Lakes.
Press Release
June 23, 2021
Chicago, IL (June 23, 2021) – Earlier today, the Canadian government released new rules on the regulation of ship ballast water. In response, Alliance for the Great Lakes Chief Operating […]
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February 10, 2020
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 […]
press release
November 28, 2018
Chicago, IL (November 28, 2018) – Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, which includes the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA). […]
Press Release
November 14, 2018
Chicago, IL (November 14, 2018) – Today the U.S. Senate passed legislation which changes how ballast water discharges from ships – the most common pathway for invasive species to enter […]
Press Release
May 31, 2018
Chicago, IL (May 31, 2018) – A new report released today by the Great Waters Research Collaborative has found that lakers — ships that transit solely within Great Lakes waterways […]
Press Statement
April 18, 2018
Chicago, IL (4/18/18) – Earlier today, the U.S. Senate blocked the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 from moving forward because it contained a poison pill for our nation’s waterways. […]
Press Release
April 12, 2018
Joint Media Statement from: Alliance for the Great Lakes • Citizens Campaign for the Environment • Clean Wisconsin • Michigan League of Conservation Voters • Minnesota Environmental Partnership • National Wildlife Federation • […]
Press Release
March 29, 2018
Chicago, IL (March 29, 2018) – Today marks the start of the 60th shipping season on the St. Lawrence Seaway as the locks on the Welland Canal and in Massena, […]
Press Release
February 20, 2018
February 20, 2018 (Chicago, IL) – Last week, news broke that the bloody red shrimp, an aquatic invasive species, was found in Lake Superior. Alliance for the Great Lakes Vice President […]
Press Release
November 8, 2017
LANSING—On Wednesday, November 8, leading advocates for the the Great Lakes and Michigan’s natural resources denounced an effort by Michigan legislators to lower the state’s standards for ballast water treatment […]