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 2023
Register now for Great Lakes Day 2023 featuring the annual Great Lakes Day Congressional Breakfast Reception on Thursday, March 9, sponsored by the Great Lakes Commission and Northeast-Midwest Institute. Join us in D.C.!
NEWS
Action Plan for a Resilient Great Lakes Basin
The GLC released a new action plan to guide the region’s efforts to make the Great Lakes more resilient to the effects of climate change. Read more about the Action Plan for a Resilient Great Lakes Basin.
NEWS
Invasive Mussel Collaborative releases new tool
The Invasive Mussel Collaborative released a new tool to help identify priority Great Lakes basin sites for implementing experimental invasive mussel control. Read more about the tool here.
LIBRARY
The Advisor
The December 2022 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes a new Maumee River site restoration video, Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program grant awards, recent Commissioner retirements, and more.
EVENTS
Thank you for joining us in Erie!
Thanks to all who joined us for the 2022 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting, October 11-13 in Erie, Pennsylvania. The event convened leaders from the United States and Canada on top issues facing the Great Lakes. Click to learn more!
NEWS
Video highlights restoration of Maumee River site
The GLC released a video highlighting work to restore a former confined disposal site along the Maumee River in Ohio. The site, known as Penn 7, was used in the 1970s for disposal of silt dredged from the Maumee’s shipping channel.
Pressures from climate change could challenge agreements safeguarding Great Lakes water
While the Great Lakes Compact bans diverting water from the lakes, years-long droughts in Western states have brought renewed attention to the possibility of pumping water in from the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. Read the full story by Michigan Radio.
10 years to build a new icebreaker? Great Lakes shippers cry foul
After receiving a Congressional authorization to build a second heavy icebreaker, the U.S. Coast Guard said the $350 million ship might take a decade or more to build. Jim Weakley, president of the Lake Carriers Association, believes they could finish building the...
Scientists warn of ‘urgency’ in cleaning up Detroit River toxic sediment
A report released this week by a binational group warns the task of sediment remediation from the Detroit River is massive, but a huge pot of U.S. federal funds is available to address that legacy of pollution. However, the scientists warn, it’s a case of...
Great Lakes Commission seeks contributions to map showing how Great Lakes communities are advancing water infrastructure
The Great Lakes Commission approved “Approaches for Improving Great Lakes Water Infrastructure: A Blueprint,” with the goal of catalyzing action to address the region’s water infrastructure needs. Now, the agency is launching a dynamic map sharing how Great Lakes...
Great Lakes Commission releases report on uses of Great Lakes water in 2021
ANN ARBOR, MI - A report released by the Great Lakes Commission finds that 37.5 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the Great Lakes basin in 2021, representing about a 1% decrease from 2020 withdrawals. According to the 2021 Annual Report of the Great...
Great Lakes Commission releases action plan on climate resiliency
ANN ARBOR, MI - The Great Lakes Commission (GLC) today released a new action plan to guide the region’s efforts to make the Great Lakes more resilient to the effects of climate change. The Action Plan for a Resilient Great Lakes Basin helps to prioritize regional...
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Western Dredging Association 2023 Midwest Chapter Meeting
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