Invasive species

Press Release

May 24, 2019

Statement: Corps concludes years-long study of Asian carp prevention options; Congress urged to support the project

May 24, 2019 (Chicago) – Efforts to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes took an important step forward yesterday. Commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, […]

Press Release

April 26, 2019

Statement: Alliance for the Great Lakes Applauds Illinois’ Action on Asian Carp

April 26, 2019 (Chicago) — Earlier today, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It confirms the state’s intent to serve as the […]

press release

November 28, 2018

House passes Coast Guard bill containing new ballast rules

Chicago, IL (November 28, 2018) – Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the U.S. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017, which includes the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA). […]

Press Release

November 14, 2018

Great Lakers Applaud Senate Action to Improve Bill on Aquatic Invasive Species

Chicago, IL (November 14, 2018) – Today the U.S. Senate passed legislation which changes how ballast water discharges from ships – the most common pathway for invasive species to enter […]

Press Release

August 8, 2018

Statement from Alliance for the Great Lakes on the Discovery of Two New Non-Native Species in the Great Lakes

Chicago, IL (August 8, 2018) – Earlier today, Cornell University Biological Field Station announced the discovery of two new non-native species of zooplankton – Diaphanosoma fluviatile and Mesocyclops pehpeiensis – […]

Press Release

May 31, 2018

Great Lakes Need Protection from Ocean and Freshwater Ships

Chicago, IL (May 31, 2018) –  A new report released today by the Great Waters Research Collaborative has found that lakers — ships that transit solely within Great Lakes waterways […]

Press Statement

April 18, 2018

Statement: U.S. Senate votes to block bill rolling back Great Lakes protections

Chicago, IL (4/18/18) – Earlier today, the U.S. Senate blocked the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017 from moving forward because it contained a poison pill for our nation’s waterways. […]

Press Release

April 12, 2018

Senate Scheduled to Vote Next Week on Legislation to Weaken Rules Protecting the Great Lakes from Aquatic Invasive Species Introductions

Joint Media Statement from: Alliance for the Great Lakes • Citizens Campaign for the Environment • Clean Wisconsin • Michigan League of Conservation Voters • Minnesota Environmental Partnership • National Wildlife Federation • […]

Press Release

March 29, 2018

Seaway Opens for 2018 Shipping Season, Risk of Aquatic Invasive Species Introductions Continues

Chicago, IL (March 29, 2018) – Today marks the start of the 60th shipping season on the St. Lawrence Seaway as the locks on the Welland Canal and in Massena, […]

Press Release

March 28, 2018

City of Chicago Joins Michigan in Stepping Up to Stop Asian Carp

Chicago, IL (March 28, 2018) – In late January, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced a new partnership with Ohio, Ontario, and Wisconsin to stop Asian carp. The jurisdictions stepped up […]