DC Update
July 24, 2022
Mid-Year Update: Alliance’s 2022 Federal Priorities
At the beginning of the year we announced an ambitious federal policy agenda. We’re now just past the halfway mark of the year. So we’re asking: are we making progress, […]
Press Release
June 22, 2022
Statement on Effort to Rename & Increase Marketing of Invasive Carp: “It will not fix the problem.”
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
Alliance Urges Congress to Fully Fund Project to Stop Invasive Carp
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
Biden’s FY23 Budget Proposal & the Great Lakes
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 Invasive Species
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
Great Lakes Federal Policy Priorities 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
2022 Great Lakes Federal Policy Priorities
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
Statement: Historic Step Forward to Stop Invasive Carp
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
Year-End Federal Policy Update: Strong Progress Made on Alliance’s Priorities
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 […]
Press Release
June 23, 2021
Alliance Applauds New Canadian Ballast Water Regulations
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 […]