Before closing out 2024, we want to take some time to celebrate some of the clean water wins this past year. The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is grateful for our partners across the eight-state Great Lakes region and these successes wouldn’t have been possible without their continual efforts; thank you, all!

This week the EPA removed New York’s Rochester Embayment Area of Concern on the shore of Lake Ontario from the list of most-contaminated sites in the Great Lakes region, drawing praise from the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition.

Planning grant sets the stage for revitalizing one of the most polluted bodies of water in New York by restoring wetlands, protecting native species, and reducing pollutants into Lakes Erie and Ontario.

Building spawning beds in two Lake Ontario bays are helping native fish species as well as threatened lake sturgeon recover.

State-of-the-art monitoring technology ensures stable, healthy population growth and recovery for threatened lake sturgeon.

Native vegetation was planted to stabilize sand dunes and a walkway will minimize erosion, protecting crucial nesting habitat for piping plovers.

Controlling invasive cattail and restoring fish habitat improve water quality and recreational opportunities in a Lake Ontario bay.

Rehabilitating vacant parcels in three Great Lakes cities improve storm water management and revitalize urban communities.