Truckload of plastic pellets ends up in Michigan river after Jan. crash

A semitruck overturned on a west Michigan highway and spilled plastic "nurdles" into the Kalamazoo River, state environmental ...
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Michigan ‘nurdle’ spill underscores a chronic Great Lakes threat

Thousands of pounds of plastic pellets spilled alongside the Kalamazoo River, but researchers say the incident reflects a ...
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Montage Mountain Resorts files second lawsuit against Pennsylvania American Water over plastic pellets in reservoir

Jun. 7—Montage Mountain Resorts wants a court to require Pennsylvania American Water to remove small plastic pellets from a reservoir used for snow-making on ski slopes. A May 27 lawsuit filed by the ...

I-196 plastic pellet spill cleanup underway in Allegan County

An environmental cleanup is underway in and around Saugatuck in Allegan County after a large spill of polystyrene plastic pellets, some of which entered the Kalamazoo River and adjacent wetlands. The ...
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EGLE says pellet spill poses no public health risk as Kalamazoo River cleanup continues

Thousands of pounds of plastic pellets, known as nurdles, spilled along I-196 and into the Kalamazoo River near Saugatuck ...
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Plastic pellets left by Highlands train derailment worry residents, environmentalists

At the base of the overturned train car, Jackie Medcalf scoops small plastic pellets from the muddy ground and deposits them in a mason jar. When it’s about halfway full, she caps the jar and places ...
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You can join Charleston Waterkeeper for a workshop and event aimed at cleaning plastic pellets from waterways

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Charleston Waterkeeper, a local nonprofit that works to keep area waterways clean, will host a tidal marsh clean-up event this weekend. Guests are invited to register and ...