BLOG
April 22, 2017
Microplastics = Major Problem
By: Nate Drag, Alliance for the Great Lakes Water Project Manager Every year since joining the Alliance, I have made an extra trip to my hometown in western New York on […]
BLOG
February 15, 2017
Plastic Pollution: A Great Lakes Priority
The Alliance developed its 2017 Great Lakes Action Agenda to outline our federal priorities for lawmakers, which includes keeping a careful eye on plastic pollution. Researchers are finding alarming amounts […]
Blog
May 26, 2016
Bead-ban campaign brings victory
The tiny plastic microbead — colorful exfoliant in many soaps, toothpastes and facial washes — was no match against our supporters’ fervor to cleanse them from Great Lakes waters. After […]
Press Release
December 28, 2015
Alliance statement on signing of Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 by President Obama
(Chicago, IL) December 28, 2015 – Statement by Molly Flanagan, Alliance for the Great Lakes vice president for policy, on the signing of the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 by […]
Press Release
November 18, 2015
Alliance statement on passage of Microbead-Free Waters Act by U.S. Senate
(Dec. 18, 2015) – The Alliance for the Great Lakes applauds the U.S. Senate’s vote today to adopt the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 and encourages President Obama to sign […]
Testimony
May 1, 2015
Alliance testimony before Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health: Microbeads in cosmetic products
(May 1, 2015) – Chairman Pitts and Ranking Member Green, thank you for inviting me to appear before this subcommittee to address the threat posed to the Great Lakes by […]