Too many Great Lakers experience polluted water – whether it’s lead-tainted tap water or algal blooms fouling waterways. Invasive species threaten our lakes. Plastic pollutes our beaches and drinking water.

Tell Congress: Protect the Great Lakes in 2024

Protecting Water, Sustaining Life

The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes.

Advocacy & Leadership

We partner with communities and decision makers to develop actionable solutions that protect the lakes and our communities.

Research & Analysis

Our research and analysis inform community leaders and guide policy to protect the Great Lakes.

Education & Action

We support people and communities in protecting the lakes by providing action-oriented information and programs.

Join a Beach Cleanup

Adopt-a-Beach is a fun, easy way to give back to your community and keep plastic pollution out of our Great Lakes.

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