Water quality monitoring continues after plastics factory catches fire

Water quality monitoring continues after plastics factory catches fire
Great Lakes Commission
State and local agencies are continuing to monitor and clean up contamination from the 2025 East Jordan Plastics fire in South Haven, Michigan, focusing on plastic debris and potential pollutants […]
State and local agencies are continuing to monitor and clean up contamination from the 2025 East Jordan Plastics fire in South Haven, Michigan, focusing on plastic debris and potential pollutants […]
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Water quality monitoring continues after plastics factory catches fire

Researchers working to increase algae growth for use in products

Researchers working to increase algae growth for use in products
Great Lakes Echo
By Anna Barnes Researchers at Michigan State University say they've developed a way to more evenly distribute sunlight in algae cultivation systems, which leads to more algae growth that can be used for sustainable products.
By Anna Barnes Researchers at Michigan State University say they've developed a way to more evenly distribute sunlight in algae cultivation systems, which leads to more algae growth that can be used for sustainable products.
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Researchers working to increase algae growth for use in products

Takeout trash piling up at universities

Takeout trash piling up at universities
Great Lakes Echo
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira    As takeout containers pile up across college campuses, universities are struggling to balance sustainability goals with a growing culture of convenience.
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira    As takeout containers pile up across college campuses, universities are struggling to balance sustainability goals with a growing culture of convenience.
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As plastics clog the Great Lakes, industry presses to make more and downplays dangers, Tribune analysis finds

As plastics clog the Great Lakes, industry presses to make more and downplays dangers, Tribune analysis finds
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Over 22 million pounds of plastic waste enter the Great Lakes annually; however, this pollution remains largely unregulated, and plastics manufacturing is projected to drastically increase. Read the full story […]
Over 22 million pounds of plastic waste enter the Great Lakes annually; however, this pollution remains largely unregulated, and plastics manufacturing is projected to drastically increase. Read the full story […]
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What herring gulls tell us about plastic pollution

What herring gulls tell us about plastic pollution
Great Lakes Echo

By Victoria Witke

Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.

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By Victoria Witke

Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.

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