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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.

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.

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.

The Great Lakes Commission held its 2019 annual meeting in Québec City, Québec, celebrating 64 years of the Great Lakes Basin Compact and the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Partnership that formally recognized Québec and Ontario’s representation on the Great Lakes Commission.

The Great Lakes Commission announces $2.2 million in grants to reduce the runoff of sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants into the Great Lakes. This runoff has economic and environmental impacts and contributes to the formation of harmful algal blooms and dead zones in the lakes.