Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters
Great Lakes Commission
More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Treated lake water is laden with microplastics, which are toxic chemicals […]
More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Treated lake water is laden with microplastics, which are toxic chemicals […]
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Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters

Cleaning each of the Great Lakes

Cleaning each of the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Commission
Ongoing efforts to clean up pollution around all five Great Lakes have focused on volunteer-led shoreline cleanups and community engagement campaigns aimed at removing litter and raising awareness about plastic […]
Ongoing efforts to clean up pollution around all five Great Lakes have focused on volunteer-led shoreline cleanups and community engagement campaigns aimed at removing litter and raising awareness about plastic […]
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Coastal Conservation Youth Corps hitting the waterfront in Kincardine

Coastal Conservation Youth Corps hitting the waterfront in Kincardine
Kincardine News
CCYC is being held in Kincardine from July 7 to 9, Grand Bend from July 21 to 23, and Goderich from July 28 to 30.
CCYC is being held in Kincardine from July 7 to 9, Grand Bend from July 21 to 23, and Goderich from July 28 to 30.
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Coastal Conservation Youth Corps hitting the waterfront in Kincardine

Lake Huron coastline monitoring program celebrating 20 years

Lake Huron coastline monitoring program celebrating 20 years
Kincardine News
Coast Watchers serve as the “eyes and ears” of Lake Huron’s coastline.
Coast Watchers serve as the “eyes and ears” of Lake Huron’s coastline.
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Lake Huron coastline monitoring program celebrating 20 years

Lake Erie plastic crisis: How did it jump from 16,000 to 700,000 particles despite conservation?

Lake Erie plastic crisis: How did it jump from 16,000 to 700,000 particles despite conservation?
Great Lakes Commission
An environmental crisis is unfolding in Lake Erie, where plastic pollution has increased dramatically over the past decade despite widespread conservation efforts. The findings are dramatic in Cleveland, Ohio, but […]
An environmental crisis is unfolding in Lake Erie, where plastic pollution has increased dramatically over the past decade despite widespread conservation efforts. The findings are dramatic in Cleveland, Ohio, but […]
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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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Great Lakes Commission passes resolutions on AI/computing infrastructure and water use; elects new leadership at meeting in Duluth

Great Lakes Commission passes resolutions on AI/computing infrastructure and water use; elects new leadership at meeting in Duluth
Great Lakes Commission
Duluth, Minnesota – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) passed
Duluth, Minnesota – At its Annual Meeting, held this week on the shores of Lake Superior in Duluth, Minnesota, the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) passed
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Ripley-based youth club learns to make salsa using their own harvest

Ripley-based youth club learns to make salsa using their own harvest
The Lucknow Sentinel
During their Sept. 13 meeting, For Our Youth members learned to make salsa and about microplastics found in Lake Huron.
During their Sept. 13 meeting, For Our Youth members learned to make salsa and about microplastics found in Lake Huron.
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Ripley-based youth club learns to make salsa using their own harvest

Volunteers invited to July 19 shoreline clean-up in Kincardine

The Lucknow Sentinel

Earlier this spring, a cleanup of the Goderich shoreline had nearly 150 volunteers remove 270 pounds of garbage.

Earlier this spring, a cleanup of the Goderich shoreline had nearly 150 volunteers remove 270 pounds of garbage.

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Volunteers invited to July 19 shoreline clean-up in Kincardine
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