Plastics Crisis – Steam Teams United August Newsletter
/The August Plastic Awareness news from Stream Teams United arrived in my inbox recently. It was full of recent plastic related news…highlights of what interested me the most are below. You can sign up to get the newsletter here.
Researchers tested more than 75 Texas waterways for microplastics. Nearly all had them
Kera News
A new study by Dallas-based researchers finds that nearly all the region’s waterways are polluted with microplastics.
Tiny Plastics, Big Problem: The Hidden Risks of Plastic Pouches for Baby Food
May 2026
Human biological matrices such as blood, placenta, lung tissue, and stool have been demonstrated to contain microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), indicating...
Kansas City Current & Bold Reuse Set a New Standard for Sustainability at CPKC Stadium
Bold Reuse
In March of 2024, CPKC Stadium, home of the Kansas City Current, opened as the first stadium in the world purpose-built for...
Great waste in the Great Lakes: How plastic pollution is clogging our waters
Chicago Tribune
More than 40 million people in the United States and Canada depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Each glass of treated lake water is laden with...
Microplastics and Nanoplastics as Potential Metabolic Disruptors
July 2026
Human biological matrices such as blood, placenta, lung tissue, and stool have been demonstrated to contain microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), indicating...
