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100% of samples in PennEnvironment study show the abundance of plastic in 53 PA waterways by Kimberly Firestine Kimberly Firestine Mallory Run, which Edinboro Lake runs in to PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center released results of a new study on microplastics in 53 Pennsylvania watersheds on March 3. The team of researchers found traces of microplastics in 100% of the 300 samples collected, including those from Lake Erie, Mill Creek, Elk Creek, and Edinboro Lake. They also discovered 86.8% of sites sampled had micro fragments and 94.3% of...

UpdatedWed, Mar 3, 2021 at 2:48 pm ET Replies(27) State Representative Tim Briggs sample Valley Creek in Valley Forge National Historic Park. (Hannah Pittel) BUCKS COUNTY, PA — Of the 53 waterways tested across Pennsylvania, microplastic contamination was found in every one of them, including the Delaware River and Bucks County streams. That's according to a new report released by the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center using methodology developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The report provides new data on the presence of microplastics in water samples taken...

   Overview 2020 has been a slow year for many industries, but hobbies like bird watching--safely be accomplished while mask-wearing and social distancing--have gotten a huge boost.  Sales of birding supplies, like binoculars, feeders, field guides, etc... are stronger than ever. Not only are there more birders out there this year, birding in Southeast Michigan in 2020 is better than usual due to an irruption year, where many species not normally found in our region have been sighted, due to optimal nesting success and an ensuing expansion of population territory. The influx of new birders...