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A new study of 40 bodies of water in Minnesota found microplastics in every one of them. "This is scary because we actually don't know the implications of this," says Katelynn Rolfes, a conservation advocate for Environment Minnesota.
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A study was looking for microplastics in 40 Minnesota bodies of water. They found microplastics in every single one

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The State of Minnesota is starting to address the country's plastics problem.
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Minnesota at the beginning stages of studying microplastics in water as concern grows over this "emerging issue"

"We've been asked to give them a snapshot and we're on our way to having that ready for them," says the MPCA
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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to end the Biden administration's campaign to embrace the use of eco-friendly paper straws in the federal government.
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‘Back to plastic'? Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’

“I don’t think that plastic is going to affect the shark very much as they’re eating,’' he said at the White House
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A Starbucks store stands in Manhattan on January 30, 2024 in New York City. The global coffee chain officially introduced its extra virgin olive oil-infused drinks on Tuesday.
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Starbucks is now using new plastic cups

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Coca-Cola debuts new soda bottles

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Woman hands out reusable bags outside grocery store
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Are single-use plastic bag bans effective? Recent studies show it’s a mixed bag

One study found many people toss reusable bags after only a few uses
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Pope Francis delivers his Angelus blessing from the window of his private studio to pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square during the Feast of the Epiphany on January 06, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Pope bans plastic in the Vatican

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Plastic bottles in recycle trash station.
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Is plastic recycling bad for the environment?

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US recycles only 5% of its plastic: study

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Garbage truck dumping waste into a landfill.
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This worm's saliva might save the environment

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Plastic recycling is working, per data

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In this photo illustration, sample Polymer five and ten pound British banknotes are held during a news conference at the Bank of England on September 10, 2013 in London, England.
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The U.K. is replacing paper money with plastic

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In this photo illustration, sample Polymer five and ten pound British banknotes are held during a news conference at the Bank of England on September 10, 2013 in London, England.
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The U.K. is replacing paper money with plastic

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Plastic water bottle sales to be banned at national parks

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PODCAST: This is your brain on climate change

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A sign on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology on July 08, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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MIT creates new material as light as plastic and strong as steel

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