In 2013, CGLR Founding Board Member Matthew Mendelsohn introduces CGLR and our work during CBC’s program on low water levels in the Great Lakes via The CBC.
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Council of the Great Lakes Region – President & Chief Executive Officer
April 28, 2025
The Council of the Great Lakes Region (“CGLR”) is a leader in bringing government, business, academic, and NGO leaders together, as one, to explore and solve the region’s most pressing economic development and environmental…
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Data and Findings from the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup’s 2024 Season Point to it Being the Most Impactful Yet
April 7, 2025
New technologies provide rich insights on plastic pollution and strengthen efforts to protect the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup (GLPC), a joint initiative of Pollution Probe and the CGLR Foundation, the charitable arm of the Council of …
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Actions, Behavior Changes, and Support Needed
March 26, 2025
Convenience Drives Environmental Action, Study Finds As shown in parts 1 and 2 of this 3-part article series, residents in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, …
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