Unless you are currently rebelling against hygiene standards, my guess is that you wash your face at least once a day. In doing so, you may be unintentionally harming the Great Lakes. Studies have found...

From invasive species to oil spills, the list of threats to the Great Lakes is a long one. The latest addition to that list: microplastic pollution. A 2012 study found an average of 43,000 microplastic...