Blog
June 29, 2018
Tiny Plastic, Huge Victory
As of July 1st, the final phase of the nationwide microbead ban will take effect, ending the sale of personal care products containing plastic microbeads by retailers. Microbeads are tiny […]
BLOG
January 4, 2018
Finishing What You Started: Important victory on plastic microbeads to take effect in 2018
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous in the Great Lakes and the world’s oceans. Tiny plastic particles have been found in everything from drinking water to beer, according to researchers in the […]
Blog
May 26, 2016
Bead-ban campaign brings victory
The tiny plastic microbead — colorful exfoliant in many soaps, toothpastes and facial washes — was no match against our supporters’ fervor to cleanse them from Great Lakes waters. After […]
Press Release
December 28, 2015
Alliance statement on signing of Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 by President Obama
(Chicago, IL) December 28, 2015 – Statement by Molly Flanagan, Alliance for the Great Lakes vice president for policy, on the signing of the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 by […]
Press Release
November 18, 2015
Alliance statement on passage of Microbead-Free Waters Act by U.S. Senate
(Dec. 18, 2015) – The Alliance for the Great Lakes applauds the U.S. Senate’s vote today to adopt the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 and encourages President Obama to sign […]
Testimony
May 1, 2015
Alliance testimony before Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health: Microbeads in cosmetic products
(May 1, 2015) – Chairman Pitts and Ranking Member Green, thank you for inviting me to appear before this subcommittee to address the threat posed to the Great Lakes by […]