Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy

Microplastics are increasingly present in samples pulled from the Great Lakes. Researchers are working to understand them—and to remove them.

Sarah Mattalian, Inside Climate News
Read →

More in Environment

PFAS
July 20, 2025

Does the House GOP Have Something Against Farmers?

Communities impacted by PFAS deserve protection, not a political gag order

PFAS
July 3, 2025

‘I Didn’t Know I Was Sitting in a Pool of Poison’

How do rural communities recover from PFAS contamination?

PFAS
April 17, 2025

How to Keep Your Garden Free From Toxic Forever Chemicals

Is your big box store selling you soil contaminated with PFAS?

Environment
February 13, 2025

‘Cruelty Is the Point’: The Toxic Trickle-Down of Musk’s Government Purge

Kyla Bennett, former EPA whistleblower, says Musk’s DOGE “coup” has major ramifications for rural America

Don’t miss out!

Sign up for the twice-weekly Barn Raiser newsletter to get our original, independent reporting from rural and small town America delivered right to your inbox.

mail