Press Release
May 2, 2025
Trump Budget Puts Great Lakes at Risk
CHICAGO, IL (May 2, 2025) – Efforts to keep the Great Lakes healthy and ensure the drinking water for 40 million people is safe to consume would be deeply harmed […]
Blog
April 24, 2025
Meet the 2025 Wavemaker Honorees
At the Alliance for the Great Lakes, we believe that impact doesn’t always come from the spotlight—it comes from showing up, speaking out, and staying the course. Every year at our […]
President's Message
April 21, 2025
5 Reasons Why Our Volunteers Are the Heart of the Alliance
It often starts the same way. A pair of gloves. A trash receptacle. A stretch of shoreline that’s seen better days. When our volunteers show up, something shifts. They bring […]
Press Release
April 10, 2025
Michigan Governor and House Speaker Working to Keep Invasive Carp Out of the Great Lakes
CHICAGO, IL (April 10, 2025) – Yesterday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Speaker of the Michigan House Matt Hall engaged with the White House on finalizing the pending Brandon Road […]
Blog
April 4, 2025
Plastic Reduction Bills Could Make Big Impact in Illinois
Illinoisans are sending a clear message to their representatives: keep plastic out of the Great Lakes and our drinking water. This year, they’ve sent over 1,200 messages (and counting!) to […]
Blog
March 21, 2025
Great Lakes Scientists Support Illinois Bill to Protect Drinking Water from Plastic Microfibers
More than 30 Great Lakes scientists have called on Illinois legislators to establish a science-based standard for capturing plastic microfibers released from washing machines. By setting a standard, not a […]
President's Message
March 6, 2025
How Boaters Can Help Protect the Great Lakes
Boaters have a special connection to the Great Lakes. You love the water. You spend your precious free time maintaining your watercraft so you can enjoy all the beauty the […]
Blog
March 5, 2025
Data Centers Are Increasing in the Great Lakes at What Cost?
A question looms for the Great Lakes: with our water protected from diversion to far-flung locales, are we equally ready for an influx of big new water users here at […]
Press Release
March 4, 2025
Vital Great Lakes Fishery Research Bill Introduced in US House
WASHINGTON DC (March 4, 2025) — On Monday, U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) and Bill Huizenga (MI-04) introduced the Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act. Set to expire at the end of […]
Blog
February 26, 2025
Water Advocacy at the Ohio Statehouse: A Call for Clean Water Policies
On Thursday, January 30, the Alliance for the Great Lakes, alongside our partners—The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association, The Junction Coalition, and the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC)—came […]