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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 […]
Blog
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 […]
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June 4, 2019
Fourth Graders Take on 57th Street Beach in Chicago
This Earth Day, fourth graders at University of Chicago Lab School took on cleanup efforts at 57th Street Beach in Hyde Park. Nearly 100 Lab students are becoming Adopt-a-Beach volunteers […]
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May 30, 2019
Wave of Expression: Clean Water Art & Storytelling Competition
Water is a vital part of our communities, as is art and storytelling. The Alliance for the Great Lakes Young Professional Council invites qualifying candidates to participate in its first-ever […]
Press Release
May 24, 2019
Statement: Corps concludes years-long study of Asian carp prevention options; Congress urged to support the project
May 24, 2019 (Chicago) – Efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes took an important step forward yesterday. Commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, […]
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May 17, 2019
Great Lakes Songs of Summer
As the region warms up, Great Lakes residents are spending more and more time near the lakes, whether it’s running, biking, picking up trash, or just relaxing. So we wanted […]
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May 10, 2019
Eco Evie and the Girl Scouts Clean Up Milwaukee’s Bradford Beach
When we plan open-invitation Adopt-a-Beach cleanups, we don’t always know what we’re to get. We can’t control the weather, we don’t know what we’ll find on the beach, and we […]