Blog
November 20, 2023
20 Years and Counting
Adopt-a-Beach volunteers removed more than 530,000 pieces of litter – weighing over 25,000 pounds – from Great Lakes shorelines in 2023. Each piece of litter is part of a bigger […]
Blog
November 14, 2023
One Earth: Young Filmmakers Shine A Light on Great Lakes Issues
The One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest invites inspiring young filmmakers across the world, from grades three through post-grad, to submit films that address today’s most pressing environmental challenges. The contest […]
Blog
November 1, 2023
Charting the Future of the Great Lakes: Insights from the HOW Conference and Governors’ Summit
Note: This blog was co-written by President & CEO Joel Brammeier and Vice President of Policy and Strategic Engagement Crystal M.C. Davis. For four days in Cleveland on the shores […]
DC Update
August 23, 2023
Are Great Lakes Priorities Advancing in an Era of Divided Government?
At the beginning of the year, we announced an ambitious Great Lakes federal policy agenda. We also noted that it was the start of a new Congress and an era of […]
Blog
June 26, 2023
Adopt-a-Beach Launches 20th Year of Data Collection
Adopt-a-Beach volunteers launched the 2023 Adopt-a-Beach season with hundreds of cleanups on Great Lakes beaches, harbors, bluffs, and trails. By June 26, volunteers had removed more than 191,000 pieces of […]
Blog
June 26, 2023
Take Action Locally to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution is a serious problem for the Great Lakes and the people and wildlife who live here. Researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology estimate that over 22 million […]
Press Release
June 5, 2023
Environmental Advocates Applaud Illinois General Assembly’s Efforts to Reduce Plastic Pollution
Chicago, IL (June 5, 2023) – With eyes on Paris for the recently completed crucial second round of global plastics treaty negotiations, groups in Illinois and across the Great Lakes […]
Diving Deep for Solutions
May 9, 2023
Putting an end to plastic pollution
For our Diving Deep for Solutions series, we commissioned author and journalist Kari Lydersen to examine big issues facing the lakes today and how our expert team at the Alliance […]
Blog
April 21, 2023
20 Years of Adopt-a-Beach Data Collection: What Have We Learned?
Adopt-a-Beach volunteers are on the front lines of keeping litter off our beaches and out of the Great Lakes. But did you know that these volunteers are also citizen scientists? […]
Podcast
April 18, 2023
Celebration of National Volunteer Week: Adopt-a-Beach Volunteers Season 2, Episode 15
This week marks national volunteer appreciation week, and on this Lakes Chat episode, we’re chatting about volunteering to help the Great Lakes. Guests included: Olivia Reda – the Alliance for […]