Disturbingly Little Known About Microbeads and Plastics in the Great Lakes WATERLOO, ON--(Marketwired - March 24, 2015) - NDP MP Megan Leslie is calling on the federal government to list microbeads, tiny plastic flakes used in cosmetics, as a potential toxic substance....

Toledo Toxic Algae Outbreak One of Many This Summer WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As summer winds down, toxic algae outbreaks are slowing in many parts of the country. But the Toledo water crisis in August, which resulted in three days...

Toxic algae crisis isn't over for Lake Erie or the nation WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After a weekend of scrambling to find bottled water for drinking, cooking and other household uses, residents of northwestern Ohio and southwestern...