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December 20, 2025
Last month, state legislators from around the country came together in Chicago to strategize state-level solutions to the growing plastic pollution crisis. The summit was organized by the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, a nonpartisan network of state lawmakers, and supported by the Alliance for the […]
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December 18, 2025
Winter has once again descended upon the Great Lakes region. What’s new this season in Michigan is a state ban on spreading manure on frozen fields. When manure is applied under frozen or saturated conditions, it cannot absorb into […]
President's Message
December 15, 2025
I have always believed that progress on the Great Lakes happens when patience meets persistence. The challenges facing our waters rarely appear overnight. They build slowly, shaped by years of […]
Blog
December 10, 2025
Our amazing Adopt-a-Beach volunteers removed 541,750 pieces of litter – more than 23,000 pounds – from Great Lakes beaches, trails, parks, and marinas in 2025! Their work kept more than […]
Action Alert
December 3, 2025
The U.S. EPA is proposing to weaken the Clean Water Act by eliminating protections for many streams and wetlands that feed into the Great Lakes. This would put our drinking […]
Blog
November 14, 2025
For 2025, the Alliance for the Great Lakes has once again earned three of the most trusted ratings in the nonprofit sector. These recognitions are more than symbols. They are […]
President's Message
November 6, 2025
We’re celebrating a major win: Muskegon Lake, a 4,149-acre lake that drains into the western shore of Lake Michigan, has officially been removed from the list of the most environmentally […]
Blog
November 5, 2025
The State Revolving Fund (SRF) Advocates Forum (Forum) brings together community leaders from more than 36 states advocating for critical water infrastructure funding needs to replace lead service lines, upgrade […]
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October 27, 2025
Access to clean drinking water is essential for everyone, which is why the Alliance for the Great Lakes supports a bipartisan Ohio bill designed to eliminate all lead water lines […]
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October 14, 2025
This year’s Healing Our Waters Conference brought together hundreds of advocates, funders, scientists, and community leaders in Rochester, New York, to explore solutions for the health of the Great Lakes. […]