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DC Update
September 13, 2022
New legislation passed by Congress, and signed into law by the President in July, represents a major step forward for the U.S. to address the climate change threat. The Inflation […]
BLOG
August 19, 2022
This summer Juliann Krupa, Volunteer Engagement Manager, and Oliva Reda, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, set out to clean beaches and meet volunteers around the Great Lakes region. They cleaned up trash, […]
Press Release
August 11, 2022
Chicago, IL (August 11, 2022) – The Alliance for the Great Lakes believes that access to clean water is a necessity that should never be denied, and we commend Gov. […]
DC Update
July 24, 2022
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, […]
Jobs
July 12, 2022
Summary: The Water Policy Analyst (Analyst) is an integral part of the Alliance’s policy team, supplying research and analysis to advance priority policy campaigns across clean water & equity, agriculture, […]
Press Release
June 30, 2022
Chicago, IL (June 30, 2022) – Earlier today, NOAA and its research partners released the annual western Lake Erie harmful algal bloom forecast. In response, Alliance for the Great Lakes […]
Blog
June 22, 2022
At the June Board of Directors meeting of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, the board elected Tim Frick to a three-year term. Tim Frick is the founder and president […]
Press Release
June 22, 2022
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 […]
Blog
June 21, 2022
Plastic pollution is a major problem in the Great Lakes. More than 22 million pounds of plastic end up in the lakes every year. And plastic never really goes away. […]
BLOG
June 21, 2022
What comes to mind when you hear the words “plastic pollution”? Maybe the phrase conjures up images of the infamous trash island plaguing the north Pacific. Maybe you think of […]