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Tag: plastic

Posted inDonté Smith, Drinking Water, Featured, Latest News, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Latest News, Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, 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, Guest Article, Latest News, Michigan, Minnesota, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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, Authors, Drinking Water, Featured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Great Lakes News Collaborative, Guest Article, Lake Ontario, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 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, Authors, Drinking Water, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Gary Wilson, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 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, Authors, Drinking Water, Gary Wilson, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 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, Authors, Latest News, News, Ontario, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Sharon Oosthoek, Toronto, 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, Authors, Drinking Water, Gary Wilson, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Ontario, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Quebec, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, 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, Authors, Books, Authors, Art and Music, COVID-19, Detroit, Detroit River, Feature Detroit, History and Culture, Latest News, Lighthouses, Museums and Cultural Institutions, Michigan, Natasha Blakely, 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, Guest Article, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, New York, News, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts

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

by The Conversation July 21, 2020November 9, 2025

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