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As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat

Plastics keep getting smaller, and potentially more harmful to humans, fish and wildlife. Even the most remote areas of the Great Lakes aren’t spared.

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	As plastics clog the Great Lakes, industry presses to make more and downplays dangers, Tribune analysis finds

	Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.

	Illinois law is the first in the Great Lakes region to designate industrial plastic pellets as pollution

As microplastics pollute every corner of the Great Lakes, scientists push governments to combat threat

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As plastics clog the Great Lakes, industry presses to make more and downplays dangers, Tribune analysis finds

Microplastics linger inside people and animals, multiple studies show. But regulation is still far off.

Illinois law is the first in the Great Lakes region to designate industrial plastic pellets as pollution