Podcast
March 1, 2022
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
As Alliance for the Great Lakes president and CEO, Joel Brammeier oversees all aspects of the organization, and leads a team of professionals across five locations, along with a base […]
Podcast
February 22, 2022
Great Lakes Federal Policy Priorities 2022
The annual priorities outline our federal policy agenda and identify the next steps Congress should take in this session to protect the lakes. Today we’ll discuss our top Great Lakes […]
Press Release
February 19, 2022
City of Chicago denies permit for General Iron’s recycling plant
Chicago, IL (February 18, 2022) – Earlier today, the City of Chicago denied a permit for General Iron’s Southside Recycling project on the city’s southeast side in the Calumet Industrial […]
Press Release
February 17, 2022
Statement: Alliance Applauds Announcement of $1 Billion in Great Lakes Restoration Funding
Chicago, IL (February 17, 2022) – Earlier today President Biden traveled to northeast Ohio to announce an investment of $1 billion for Great Lakes restoration from the Infrastructure Investment and […]
Blog
February 3, 2022
2022 Great Lakes Federal Policy Priorities
Progress has been made, but more needs to be done to protect the lakes and the people who rely on them. Last January, we set an ambitious agenda for the […]
Press Release
January 19, 2022
Statement: Historic Step Forward to Stop Invasive Carp
Chicago, IL (January 19, 2022) – In response to the release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 2022 Construction Work Plan earlier today, Alliance […]
DC Update
December 14, 2021
Year-End Federal Policy Update: Strong Progress Made on Alliance’s Priorities
We laid out an ambitious federal policy agenda back in January 2021 as President Biden took office and as the 117th Congress convened. Our major federal policy priorities for 2021 […]
Blog
December 8, 2021
2021 Successes – What We Accomplished Together
I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who supported the Alliance this year. Whether you volunteered, donated, told your elected officials how important the Great Lakes are, or shared your passion for […]
Blog
November 16, 2021
Over 200,000 Volunteers and 8,282,807 Pieces of Litter
2021 marked the 30th anniversary of the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ Adopt-a-Beach program. This year alone, volunteers hosted beach cleanups on all 5 Great Lakes and in all 8 […]
BLOG
November 16, 2021
New Board Chair, Four New Directors Welcomed to Alliance for the Great Lakes Board
The Alliance for the Great Lakes Board of Directors held their annual meeting November 5-6 in Chicago. At the meeting, the board elected a new chair and four new directors […]