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August 1, 2019
Five Years Later: Lessons From the Toledo Water Crisis
On August 2nd, 2014, residents of Toledo, Ohio awoke to urgent warnings not to drink or use their tap water. Half a million people were unable to drink their water, […]
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July 11, 2019
Alliance for the Great Lakes Statement on 2019 Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast
July 11, 2019 (Cleveland, OH) – Earlier today, NOAA and its partners released the 2019 Seasonal Forecast of Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) for Lake Erie. Researchers forecast a severe algal […]
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July 8, 2019
Videos: Week without Single-Use Plastics
As an environmental nonprofit, we know a thing or two about plastic pollution. We wrote the Great Lakes plastic-free pledge, we developed a plastic-free toolkit for our advocates, we empower […]
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July 3, 2019
Celebrate a Plastic-Free 4th of July on the Great Lakes
July 3, 2019 (Chicago, IL) – Millions of people will be heading to their favorite beach to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday this week. But, plastic pollution is all […]
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June 26, 2019
Birding in the Great Lakes region
Billions of birds migrate through the Great Lakes region each year along what is known as the Mississippi Flyway, and most stopover in suitable habitats like cities, parks, and even […]
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June 18, 2019
Balloon Pollution in the Great Lakes
This spring saw an uptick in awareness of the problem of plastics in our lakes, including the fact that thousands of pounds of balloon remnants end up in the water […]
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June 17, 2019
Great Lakes Governors and Premiers Meet, Pledge Collaboration on Drinking Water Issues
As of this year, many Great Lakes states and provinces are under new leadership. With five new governors in office and two premiers carrying out their first term, this weekend’s […]
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June 13, 2019
Green Is the New Black: Our Water, Our Commitment
Fifty years ago, the oil-coated black waters of the Cuyahoga River caught fire. It wasn’t the first time it had happened. But photos from the fire shocked the world and […]
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June 5, 2019
From Talk to Action: Great Lakes Leadership from the Ground Up
A version of this story previously appeared in Watermarks, the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ quarterly newsletter. You can find the full issue online here. With tens of thousands of […]
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June 5, 2019
7 Ways You Can Keep Plastic Out of the Great Lakes
More than 22 million pounds of plastic pollution ends up in the Great Lakes every year. On average, less than 20% of plastic is recycled globally. And plastic that’s discarded […]