Today marked the first official Great Lakes Green Event—the 2023 Great Lakes Conference hosted by the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition.

The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition and 58 of our member and partner organizations urged representatives to support robust funding for Great Lakes restoration and clean water priorities in a final fiscal year 2024 appropriations package.

A new U.S. EPA rule restores the ability of states and Tribes to protect local waters under the Clean Water Act, allowing states and Tribes to weigh in on federal permits for projects such as roads, pipelines, and dams and allowing local residents to have a say in projects that could impact their waters, recreational opportunities, and public health.

The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition and 95 partner organizations submitted a letter to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, urging the Administrator to consider three main principles to ensure the success of the GLRI program over the next five years.

In northwest Indiana along the East Branch of the Little Calumet River, ecologists are working to restore populations of native mussels, an often-overlooked natural resource that improves water quality in tributaries off Lake Michigan.

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations released its fiscal year 2024 Interior and Environment funding bills. The Republican budget being considered holds the line on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding at $368 million (level with current funding), but eviscerates other core clean water programs

Many have heard of Harmful Algal Blooms, but where do they come from and how do we get rid of them? Learn more in this piece about one of the biggest and most mucky issues in the Great Lakes.

Indigenous wild rice conservationists throughout the Great Lakes region are working to restore and protect this important grain from pollution and habitat destruction.