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August 26, 2026
Great Lakes Groups Call for Construction to Restart on Invasive Carp Barrier
August 26, 2026—The Alliance for the Great Lakes, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, and other Great Lakes organizations are urgently calling for construction to resume on the Brandon Road […]
Blog
August 25, 2026
New dashboard brings more transparency to Ohio’s main water infrastructure funding and financing program as historic federal injection winds down
The Ohio EPA took an important step forward recently by releasing a new State Revolving Fund (SRF) dashboard, making data on the state’s primary water infrastructure funding and financing assistance program […]
Blog
August 21, 2026
Ohio Water Victory Builds Momentum for Data Center Protections
Data centers are expanding rapidly across the Great Lakes region, bringing new questions about how these facilities could affect our water. From the amount of water they use to the […]