Jobs
October 17, 2025
Advocacy Director
Summary The Advocacy Director will lead the Alliance’s work to build a powerful, coalition-driven movement to ensure the Great Lakes are sustained for today and tomorrow. With a focus on […]
Blog
October 14, 2025
Healing Our Waters Conference Recap: Collaboration and Community at the Core
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. […]
Press Release
October 2, 2025
Muskegon Lake Area of Concern Delisted
CHICAGO, IL (October 2nd, 2025) — The Alliance for the Great Lakes is celebrating the announcement that Muskegon Lake has been officially delisted as an Area of Concern. Muskegon Lake was […]
Webinar
September 30, 2025
Webinar: Reducing Plastic Foodware, Protecting our Great Lakes — Training for Restaurants
Twenty two million pounds of plastic enter the Great Lakes every year and polystyrene foam is the third most common litter item found on Great Lakes shorelines. Watch this free […]
Press Release
September 18, 2025
New Report: Nitrate Contamination Driving Health Crisis and Rising Costs in Wisconsin
CHICAGO, IL (September 18, 2025) – Wisconsin faces a growing public health crisis from nitrate contamination in drinking water, according to a new report released today. Thousands of households are paying […]
Webinar
September 9, 2025
Webinar: Preparing the Great Lakes Region for Large Water Users
Large water-using sectors like data centers, agriculture, and critical minerals mining are growing rapidly in the Great Lakes region. States aren’t prepared for these new demands on our water, leading […]
Blog
August 21, 2025
Stronger Oversight Needed to Reduce Agricultural Pollution
Large livestock operations, known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), generate billions of gallons of manure and wastewater each year. Without strong safeguards, this waste pollutes rivers, fuels toxic algal […]
Press Release
August 20, 2025
Great Lakes Region Unprepared for Increasing Water Use Demands
CHICAGO, IL (August 20, 2025) – The Great Lakes region faces the prospect of water shortages, groundwater conflicts, and contaminated aquifers as demand sharply increases from large water users such […]
DC Update
July 17, 2025
Critical Months Ahead for the Great Lakes in Congress
On July 4th, President Donald Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” or “OBBBA.” Now that OBBBA is law, the focus in Congress turns to funding the […]
Blog
July 17, 2025
Plastic Foam Legislation Advances in Illinois
Earlier this year, we asked our Illinois supporters to send a message to their legislators: keep plastic pollution out of the Great Lakes and our drinking water. Our supporters delivered […]