Before plastic gets pressed into a shape like a ... Not far from the banks of Lake Erie, small piles of pellets litter the tracks where they've spilled out during this process, Mason said.

When plastic is exposed to ultra-violet rays from the sun it causes the chemical bonds to weaken, she said. And once in Lake Erie the brittle plastic gets pounded by the waves and against rocks ...

was a co-author in a new study that was able to identify tiny microplastic particles in Lake Superior water samples.

Volunteers working with the Alliance for the Great Lakes pluck Styrofoam cups from the sand and catch grocery bags bouncing ...

A bill in the Nevada Legislature aims to reduce plastic pollution around Lake Tahoe by banning the sale of small plastic water bottles. If passed, Nevada businesses surrounding the lake would no ...