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Press Release
April 3, 2024
LANSING, MI (April 3, 2024) – Nutrient pollution is a severe threat to water quality across the Great Lakes region and is particularly important in the Western Basin of Lake […]
Press Release
March 25, 2024
CHICAGO, IL (March 25, 2024) – Last week on World Water Day, the Alliance for the Great Lakes, Ocean Conservancy, Illinois Environmental Council, and Loyola University scientists held a press […]
Blog
March 8, 2024
This opinion piece was first published by the Chicago Sun-Times. By Molly Flanagan, COO & Vice President for Programs While Illinois didn’t bring ecosystem-destroying invasive carp to the United States, […]
Blog
February 20, 2024
Significant progress continues to be made in protecting and restoring the Great Lakes, but much more needs to be done. Although increased federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment Act these […]
Quiz
February 13, 2024
What is a goal of Great Lakes restoration? Restoring habitat for fish and wildlife Reducing threats to people’s health Improving local economies All of the above The most important program […]
Press release
February 6, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 6, 2024) – Today, Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Representative David Joyce (R-OH) sponsored the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative […]
Press Release
February 5, 2024
CHICAGO (February 5, 2024) – In November 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed improvements to the nation’s drinking water rules to finally address the widespread use of dangerous […]
DC Update
January 24, 2024
At the beginning of 2023, we announced an ambitious Great Lakes federal policy agenda. We noted that it was the start of a new Congress and an era of divided […]
Diving Deep for Solutions
January 22, 2024
For our Diving Deep for Solutions series, we commissioned author and journalist Kari Lydersen to examine big issues facing the lakes today and how our expert team at the Alliance for the Great Lakes […]
Press Release
December 18, 2023
Joint statement from the Alliance for the Great Lakes, the National Wildlife Federation, and the Environmental Law and Policy Center regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rulemaking under the Vessel […]