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July 5, 2018
The Chicago Young Professional Council started two years ago with one goal in mind: to champion and support clean water projects in their community. They made progress towards that goal […]
Standpoint Series
July 5, 2018
This is the final articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of eight short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. The Standpoint Series has been an experiment for […]
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June 29, 2018
As of July 1st, the final phase of the nationwide microbead ban will take effect, ending the sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads by retailers. Microbeads are tiny […]
Adopt-a-Beach Team of the Week
June 20, 2018
Long-time Adopt-a-Beach team leader Stephanie Kreuger may have been absent from the cleanup she coordinated June 9th, but she was far from absent from the cause. While her new organization […]
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June 13, 2018
The Solberg family believes in the importance of clean water. Charles and Joyce, along with their five children, Jenny, Chad, Travis, Lisa, and Sarah, see clean water as a guiding […]
Adopt-a-Beach Team of the Week
June 7, 2018
This Cinco de Mayo, the Alliance’s Cleveland Young Professional Council did not spend the day cheers-ing drinks. Rather, they dedicated their morning to protecting Lake Erie. The council hosted its […]
Standpoint Series
May 31, 2018
This is the seventh of eight articles in the Standpoint Series, a set of short essays meant to articulate our perspective and spark conversation. It’s no secret that the environmental movement […]
Press Release
May 31, 2018
Chicago, IL (May 31, 2018) – A new report released today by the Great Waters Research Collaborative has found that lakers — ships that transit solely within Great Lakes waterways […]
Adopt-a-Beach Team of the Week
May 24, 2018
A baby, bundled up. A toddler, picking up plastic before constructing sand castles. High school youth groups. College sorority sisters. Religious group Sisters. The Earth Day cleanup — the 6th […]
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May 19, 2018
The Future Is Bright for Adopt-a-Beach and the Lakes Adopt-a-Beach volunteers across the region took to their local beaches for Spring Kickoff this year with a record 108 cleanups in […]