/news/tags/microfibers microfibers en-US Copyright Thu, 05 Jan 2017 22:24:48 GMT /news/environment-energy/2017-01-05/microfibers-and-microplastics-pose-threat-to-the-great-lakes The United States and Canada are moving to ban microbeads -- the tiny plastic bits in toothpaste and facewash that are big water polluters. Now scientists… Thu, 05 Jan 2017 22:24:48 GMT /news/environment-energy/2017-01-05/microfibers-and-microplastics-pose-threat-to-the-great-lakes Rebecca Thiele / Great Lakes Today