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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 […]

Blog

July 29, 2015

One-year after Toledo drinking water crisis; Where are we now?

A year ago, something happened that shocked our Great Lakes region – a major city found toxic drinking water moving through its taps. There were warnings. Small groups of scientists […]

Testimony

May 1, 2015

Alliance testimony before Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health: Microbeads in cosmetic products

(May 1, 2015) – Chairman Pitts and Ranking Member Green, thank you for inviting me to appear before this subcommittee to address the threat posed to the Great Lakes by […]

Press Release

January 14, 2015

New data show multiple hits of Asian carp DNA just yards from Lake Michigan

Joint press release from Alliance for the Great Lakes • Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition • Milwaukee Riverkeeper Natural Resources Defense Council • National Wildlife Federation • Ohio Environmental Council […]