May 5th, 2025

The coalition was joined by Max Pennington, CEO & Co-Founder of CLEANR, a filtration technology capturing microfibers from washing machines. Watch the recording here.

April 7th, 2025

The coalition was joined by member, Mike Garfield, Executive Director at Ecology Center. His presentation “The Current State of Plastics Legislation in Michigan” covered all things plastic, not just microplastics. No recording available.

March 3rd, 2025

The coalition is joined by Jack Ubinger, a retired environmental lawyer and conflict resolution educator.  Currently, Jack is a volunteer workshop “moderator” for Braver Angels, a “cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement to bridge the partisan divide for the good of our democratic republic.” No recording available.

February 3rd, 2025

Learn from the International Joint Commission about developing frameworks for monitoring and assessing the ecological risk of microplastics in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Watch the recording here.

January 6th, 2025

Learn from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Debris Program’s Great Lakes Regional Coordinator, Haley Dalian, about the program and partners tackling plastic pollution right here in the Great Lakes. Watch the recording here.