BLOG
April 22, 2017
Microplastics = Major Problem
By: Nate Drag, Alliance for the Great Lakes Water Project Manager Every year since joining the Alliance, I have made an extra trip to my hometown in western New York on […]
BLOG
February 15, 2017
Alliance to Congress: Oil and Water Don’t Mix
In its 2017 Great Lakes Action Agenda, the Alliance outlines its concerns about oil transport through the region and the need to keep crude oil off the lakes. Our agenda […]
BLOG
February 15, 2017
Plastic Pollution: A Great Lakes Priority
The Alliance developed its 2017 Great Lakes Action Agenda to outline our federal priorities for lawmakers, which includes keeping a careful eye on plastic pollution. Researchers are finding alarming amounts […]
Blog
December 9, 2016
A big decision for Lake Ontario & the St. Lawrence River
Yesterday, the International Joint Commission announced the enactment of Plan 2014. Plan 2014 implements a more natural way of managing water levels on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. Water […]
Press Release
June 21, 2016
States Approve Request to Divert Great Lakes Water
(Chicago) June 21, 2016 – This afternoon the eight Great Lakes states voted to approve Waukesha, Wisconsin’s diversion request. We believe that the conditions adopted by the Compact Council improved […]
Blog
May 26, 2016
Bead-ban campaign brings victory
The tiny plastic microbead — colorful exfoliant in many soaps, toothpastes and facial washes — was no match against our supporters’ fervor to cleanse them from Great Lakes waters. After […]
BLOG
May 1, 2016
Farmers, business leaders work to better Great Lakes water
A version of this story originally appeared in the Alliance for the Great Lakes 2015 Annual Report, published in May, 2016. In Green Bay, a handful of farmers are taking […]
Testimony
February 18, 2016
Testimony of Molly M. Flanagan on Waukesha, Wisconsin Water Diversion Proposal
Good afternoon. My name is Molly Flanagan. I’m Vice President of Policy at the Alliance for the Great Lakes. The Alliance has been protecting the Great Lakes for more than […]
Press Release
December 28, 2015
Alliance statement on signing of Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 by President Obama
(Chicago, IL) December 28, 2015 – Statement by Molly Flanagan, Alliance for the Great Lakes vice president for policy, on the signing of the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 by […]
Press Release
November 18, 2015
Alliance statement on passage of Microbead-Free Waters Act by U.S. Senate
(Dec. 18, 2015) – The Alliance for the Great Lakes applauds the U.S. Senate’s vote today to adopt the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 and encourages President Obama to sign […]