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The International Joint Commission, a treaty organization that advises the United States and Canada, says the two countries should do more to keep...
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A team of scientists from the U.S. and Canada are setting sail on Saturday. They’re heading out on a research trip to sample plastic pollution in all...
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Michigan lawmakers are talking about banning tiny balls of plastic in products sold in Michigan. A lot of us use products with microbeads in them. They...
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There’s plastic trash in every one of the Great Lakes. That plastic includes junk people leave at the beach, microbeads from consumer products such as...
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The tiny, plastic bits are used in consumer products such as skin exfoliants and soap. Environmentalists say when microbeads wash down the drain, they become food to fish and other wildlife.
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The plastic beads in some face soaps look a lot like fish food when they end up in the water. Two states are close to banning the beads, which researchers say can spread toxins through the food chain.