Pipelines, Plastics and Parks
Season 1 Episode 4 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Oil, Microplastics and Water Don’t Mix in the Great Lakes | July 2019
The fight over an oil-and-gas pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac heads to the courts, and microplastics are being detected in waters around the region. The newest U.S. National Park on Lake Michigan’s shoreline means increased visitors but not necessarily more protection against erosion, contaminants and native plant loss | July 2019
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Pipelines, Plastics and Parks
Season 1 Episode 4 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The fight over an oil-and-gas pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac heads to the courts, and microplastics are being detected in waters around the region. The newest U.S. National Park on Lake Michigan’s shoreline means increased visitors but not necessarily more protection against erosion, contaminants and native plant loss | July 2019
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Clip: S1 Ep4 | 11m 34s | Update on Line 5, Indiana Dunes is now a National Park | Episode 1004/Segment 1 (11m 34s)
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Clip: S1 Ep4 | 8m 6s | Researchers in NY are looking into plastics pollution in the Great Lakes | Ep 1004/Seg 2 (8m 6s)
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Clip: S1 Ep4 | 3m 49s | The Indiana Dunes area transitions from National Lakeshore to National Park. Ep 1004/Seg 3 (3m 49s)
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