Alliance for the Great Lakes
Encyclopedia
The Alliance for the Great Lakes was originally founded in 1970 by Lee Botts
as the Lake Michigan Federation, which Botts had established a year earlier as a project of The Openlands Project in Chicago. The purpose of the Lake Michigan Federation was to promote awareness and policy to protect and preserve the Lake Michigan. In 2005, the Alliance for the Great Lakes was formed, while maintaining the LMF as an internal project still dedicated to Lake Michigan
.
resulted in Chicago becoming the first city to ban phosphates in detergents and established their first offices in Washington, D.C.
to begin lobbying for the Clean Water Act
. Successfully challenges in federal court the license of the Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan, resulting in the plant not being built. In 1974, they led efforts that resulted in the PCB ban placed in the Toxic Substances Contract Act of 1976. In 1978, the worked with the Great Lakes states and Canada to update the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. In 1990, they successfully challenged the state of Illinois' giveaway of lakebottom land in the lawsuit Alliance for the Great Lakes v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1999, they successfully lobbied Chicago to reduce South Lake Shore Drive runoff by 98%. In 2002, they authored the Great Lakes Legacy Act, which resulted in $270 million in federal funding for environmental cleanup.
Lee Botts
Leila Botts is a prominent American environmentalist known primarily for her work related to conservation and restoration of the Great Lakes. She has founded two successful non-profit organizations, directed a subagency of the U.S...
as the Lake Michigan Federation, which Botts had established a year earlier as a project of The Openlands Project in Chicago. The purpose of the Lake Michigan Federation was to promote awareness and policy to protect and preserve the Lake Michigan. In 2005, the Alliance for the Great Lakes was formed, while maintaining the LMF as an internal project still dedicated to Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America and the only one located entirely within the United States. It is the second largest of the Great Lakes by volume and the third largest by surface area, after Lake Superior and Lake Huron...
.
Accomplishments
In 1971, succesfful lobbying of Chicago Mayor Richard DaleyRichard Daley
Richard Daley may refer to:*Richard J. Daley , Mayor of Chicago , father of Richard M. Daley*Richard M. Daley , Mayor of Chicago , son of Richard J. Daley...
resulted in Chicago becoming the first city to ban phosphates in detergents and established their first offices in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
to begin lobbying for the Clean Water Act
Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution. Commonly abbreviated as the CWA, the act established the goals of eliminating releases of high amounts of toxic substances into water, eliminating additional water pollution by 1985, and ensuring that...
. Successfully challenges in federal court the license of the Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan, resulting in the plant not being built. In 1974, they led efforts that resulted in the PCB ban placed in the Toxic Substances Contract Act of 1976. In 1978, the worked with the Great Lakes states and Canada to update the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. In 1990, they successfully challenged the state of Illinois' giveaway of lakebottom land in the lawsuit Alliance for the Great Lakes v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1999, they successfully lobbied Chicago to reduce South Lake Shore Drive runoff by 98%. In 2002, they authored the Great Lakes Legacy Act, which resulted in $270 million in federal funding for environmental cleanup.