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Tag: plastic

Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Latest News, Water Quality

Everything to know about microplastics in the Great Lakes

by Lisa John Rogers, Great Lakes Now May 26, 2025November 7, 2025

Microplastics are an urgent issue in the Great Lakes. Learn what’s causing them, how it affects health and what you can do.

Posted inAdvocacy, Grand Rapids, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Region

Great Lakes artists repurposing trash for art

by Great Lakes Echo November 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality

Plastic debris is getting into the Great Lakes, our drinking water, and our food

by Michigan Public May 6, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Chemical Impact: Microplastic pollution more complex than we think, says new research

by Sharon Oosthoek May 4, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do

Pipelines and Plastic Bottles: Michigan advocate focuses on Line 5 and Nestle bottled water issue

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 16, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do

Dismissed: Michigan advocates outraged by state’s bottled water decision

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now December 1, 2020
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Who We Are and What We Do

Plastic Trap: New project pulls plastics out of the lakes, one floating garbage can at a time

by Sharon Oosthoek November 10, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Drinking Water, Industry, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Banned: Canada takes next step toward zero plastic waste by 2030

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now October 14, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Books, Authors, Art and Music, COVID-19, Culture, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Who We Are and What We Do, Wisconsin

Trash Fish: Marine debris becomes sculptures at Great Lakes aquariums and museums

by Natasha Blakely September 29, 2020November 9, 2025
Posted inCOVID-19, Industry, Latest News, New York, News, Region, Water Quality

COVID-19 has resurrected single-use plastics – are they back to stay?

by The Conversation July 21, 2020November 9, 2025

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    Despite "adverse" impacts on ecological and tribal resources, state regulators said it's better than an oil spill in the Great Lakes.
  • Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
    Events were canceled and people were urged to stay indoors amid warnings of health risks from the plume drifting down from Minnesota and Canada.
  • The AI Boom Is Prolonging Indiana’s Fossil Fuel Era, With Hidden Costs for Water
    Gas turbines and an old coal plant are expected to consume nearly 7 billion gallons of water annually in service of a new Amazon data center.

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