Freshwater lakes across North America are being contaminated by excess road salt
We love traditional table salt (sodium chloride) in our food, but in the 1940’s, we acquired another use for it. Salt has long been used to melt ice and keep […]
Tiny plastics are in our Great Lakes, impacting human health and aquatic life
Around 15 years ago was when researchers first starting paying serious attention to microplastics in our waterways. A microplastic is defined as a piece of manufactured plastic that is less […]
Senate passes bill to keep ballast water containing invasive species out of the Great Lakes
Original article: Lee Burgquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a measure that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to set rules requiring that ocean-going ships entering […]
PFAS, A threat to human health and our environment
PFAs, otherwise known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances are a family of more than 3,000 manufactured chemicals that were first put into production in the mid 1900’s. Manufacturers first became interested […]