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Microplastics, Explained: What they are and why they're a problem

Microplastics, Explained: What they are and why they're a problem

What are microplastics, anyway? Casey Beidelman takes a deep dive into the small pollution that’s in our oceans, our food and possibly ourselves.

All Other Stories, FeaturesCasey BeidelmanNovember 11, 2019pollution, microplastic, explainer, plastic, trash

Washed Ashore at Shedd Aquarium

Washed Ashore at Shedd Aquarium

All Other Stories, FeaturesCarlyn KrankingFebruary 4, 2018animal, aquarium, chicago, exhibit, fish, microplastic, ocean, plastic, polar bear, pollution, recycle, reuse, sculpture, sea, seal, shedd, statue, trash, wasteComment

The thirst will be real for NU C-Stores

The thirst will be real for NU C-Stores

All Other Stories, NewsJamie LeventhalNovember 3, 2015alex cohen, alex furlong, asg, c-store, faculty senate, katherine rodzak, northwestern plastic ban, pacific institiute, plastic, plastic water bottle, pura playaComment

The Battle to Ban Plastic Water Bottles

The Battle to Ban Plastic Water Bottles

All Other Stories, FeaturesJennifer SakhnovskyApril 13, 2015Associated Student Government, Claire Terpstra, Coca-Cola, duke university, environmental protection agency, Harvard University, Loyola University, plastic, pura playa, The Great Pacific Ocean Garbarge Patch, THe Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Think Outside the Bottle, Washington University in St- Louis, water bottles, Water ResearchComment