Our Work
Here’s some of the work we’re doing to ensure a healthy environment, strong economy and high quality of life for current and future generations.
EVENTS
Great Lakes Day 2020
The 2020 Great Lakes Congressional Breakfast and Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C., will be held March 5. This annual event features dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress who play a critical role in shaping Great Lakes policies. Join us in D.C.!
NEWS RELEASE
Green Infrastructure Champions Program grants awarded
The Great Lakes Green Infrastructure Champions Program helps communities overcome the physical and institutional barriers to more effective stormwater management. The Commission recently announced grant awards to five Great Lakes communities to promote green infrastructure under the program.
EVENTS
Thanks for joining us in Québec!
Thank you for joining us for the 2019 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, held October 9-11 in beautiful Québec City! Please visit our meetings web page for meeting details and information. We look forward to seeing you in March in for Great Lakes Day in Washington, D.C.!
NEWS RELEASE
Blue Accounting releases most comprehensive database of coastal wetlands in the U.S.
Blue Accounting, a data-driven Great Lakes information initiative, recently released the most comprehensive database of coastal wetlands protection, restoration and enhancement projects in the Great Lakes Basin. The database will help track progress toward Great Lakes Restoration Initiative goals.
LIBRARY
2018 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report
The 2018 Great Lakes Commission Annual Report is now available online! The report includes remarks from Chair John Linc Stine and Executive Director Darren J. Nichols as well as information regarding revenues, expenses, funders, and commissioners.
ADVOCACY
2019 GLC Federal Priorities for the Great Lakes
The GLC’s 2019 federal priorities document recommends actions to Congress and the Administration that will create jobs, protect public health and revitalize struggling communities in the Great Lakes region. Additionally, state-specific materials showcase individual states’ benefits.
St. Louis River Estuary gets $1.75 million
Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced that the U.S. EPA awarded the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources a $1.75 million supplemental Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant to continue restoration efforts in the St. Louis River Estuary Area...
Minnesota Court of Appeals rejects water pollution permit for Minntac
The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ordered state regulators to rework a long-awaited pollution permit related to a leaking 1960s-era Iron Range taconite tailings basin, saying it might need tougher standards to protect local waters. Read the full story by the Star...
Detroit Bulk Storage had similar Detroit River bank collapse in 2011
A Thanksgiving-eve shoreline collapse at the former Revere Copper and Brass site was not the first time Detroit Bulk Storage Inc.'s heavy piles of materials caused a dock to break down and spill contents into the Detroit River, court records show. Read the full story...
Legal Assessment of the Great Lakes Compact and the Great Lakes Commission
In order to fulfill the charge of the Great Lakes Basin Compact, the Great Lakes Commission has engaged in a comprehensive series of assessments of the Great Lakes Basin Compact and the Commission, including the legal, administrative, and financial structures of the Commission.
Great Lakes Commission announces awards for green infrastructure projects in five Great Lakes communities
The Great Lakes Commission announced grant awards to five Great Lakes communities to promote green infrastructure under the Great Lakes Green Infrastructure Champions Program. The program is designed to provide capacity-building resources to create opportunities for green infrastructure investment.
Great Lakes Commission applauds release of new Great Lakes Restoration Action Plan
The Great Lakes Commission applauds the release by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of a new action plan to guide the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) through 2024.
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Great Lakes Captains Association Annual Industry Days Conference
January 7, 2020 - January 8, 2020Introduction to Lakes Online
January 14, 2020