Controlling Invasive Species in the Great Lakes: A 2020 Priority
Home to more than 30 million Americans, the Great Lakes region boasts a $7 billion commercial, recreational and tribal fisheries industry, which is reliant on a healthy ecosystem to thrive. Unfortunately, non-native species have taken hold in many of the lakes and...
Toxic Algal Blooms: A 2020 Great Lakes Priority
Over the past decade, toxic algal blooms – giant plumes of algae that can contaminate drinking water, harm the ecosystem, and hurt the economy – have become a perennial issue in the Great Lakes and many inland waters. Toxic algal blooms are having a profound impact on...
Waste Into Fuel: A Water Infrastructure Success in Green Bay
Communities across the Great Lakes are struggling with aging drinking and waste water infrastructure that is vital to providing safe drinking water, and nonstop wastewater treatment services that protect public health. Thanks to federally funded programs such as the...
Strengthening Clean Water Protections: A 2020 Vision
Clean water is the lifeblood of communities across the globe – it is a basic need that all humans share, and it is one we cannot do without. Unfortunately, many communities across the Great Lakes region do not have access to safe drinking water due to pollution,...
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