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More than 22 million pounds of plastic pollution end up in the Great Lakes every year. And it never really goes away. Instead, it just breaks down into smaller and smaller pieces known as “microplastics.”
Visit our campaign page to see how you can be part of the solution. Learn more about microplastics below.
Blog
October 17, 2022
This post is by Sofia Johansson, who worked as the Alliance for the Great Lakes’ Public Policy and Governance Intern this summer. She is a third-year Environmental and Urban Studies […]
Podcast
May 31, 2022
Dr. Sherri Mason, is a leading expert on plastic pollution. Her award-winning work has drawn international attention to the threat of microplastics in our waters and led to the passage […]
50th Anniversary
October 4, 2020
We’re making progress on cleaning up the toxic legacy of the past, when the Great Lakes fueled the industrial heartland. But new threats are emerging, calling for new solutions. For […]
BLOG
April 22, 2017
By: Nate Drag, Alliance for the Great Lakes Water Project Manager Every year since joining the Alliance, I have made an extra trip to my hometown in western New York on […]