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.
LIBRARY
The Advisor
The December 2021 edition of the Commission’s e-newsletter, The Advisor, includes news from the GLC, an update on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, information about the recently-released action plan for growing the Blue Economy, and more.
NEWS
GLC applauds historic bipartisan infrastructure investment
The GLC applauds Congress and the Biden Administration for enacting the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The bipartisan infrastructure legislation includes significant investments in key Great Lakes priorities, including $1 billion in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and more.
JOBS
Position available at the GLC
The GLC has an immediate opening for a water quality and water infrastructure program specialist. Join our staff in Ann Arbor — learn more and apply today!
EVENTS
Thanks for joining us!
The 2021 Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting took place online this week, October 12-14. Thank you to all participants for joining us! Read more about the meeting here.
NEWS
Grants to be awarded through GLSNRP
The GLC will award more than $1.5 million in grants to reduce the runoff of sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants into the Great Lakes and their tributaries through the Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program.
NEWS
Growing the Great Lakes Blue Economy
A recently released action plan recommends building blocks for growing the Great Lakes basin economy by leveraging the economic potential of the region’s freshwater resources. Learn more about the Blue Economy action plan here.
Traverse City shipmate dies, remembered by Great Lakes community
Richard Gray, 35, died Monday from a tragic accident aboard the 1,000 – foot freighter Walter J. McCarthy, off the shore of Gary, Indiana. Gray was a graduate of Great Lakes Maritime Academy. He also served as 1st Vice President of the International Shipmasters’...
Ice on Great Lakes is expanding, expected to peak in typical range
Throughout January, ice across the basin expanded beyond early projections that suggested the winter of 2022 might feature near-record low ice coverage. Now, maximum ice cover is expected to peak at 49 percent, a substantial jump from initial National Oceanic and...
‘Old fish did great’: Study finds some lake trout get older without aging
Research in a set of unique Canadian lakes is backing up a strange consequence of evolutionary theory often predicted but never shown. Given the right circumstances, fish get decades old but they don't age. Read the full story by Canadian Press.
Position Available: Water Quality and Water Infrastructure Program Specialist
The Great Lakes Commission has an immediate opening for a program specialist to work on a variety of projects related to Great Lakes water quality and infrastructure. Apply by January 21, 2022.
Great Lakes Commission releases report on uses of Great Lakes water in 2020
Ann Arbor, Mich. – A report released by the Great Lakes Commission finds that 37.8 million gallons of water per day were withdrawn from the Great Lakes basin in 2020, a close to 3% decrease from 2019 withdrawals. According to the 2020 Annual Report of the Great Lakes...
Season’s Greetings from the Great Lakes Commission!
Season’s greetings from the staff of the Great Lakes Commission!
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