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Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania

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Microplastics Lurk in Freshwater Environments Across Pennsylvania

By Kiley Bense, Inside Climate News

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here.

PHILADELPHIA—At the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge visitors center, a sculpture of a great blue heron made from recycled plastic bottles greets guests.

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Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.

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Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.

By Emily Jones, Katie Myers, Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco and Izzy Ross

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist, BPR, a public radio station serving western North Carolina, WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station, WBEZ, a public radio station serving the Chicago metropolitan region, and Interlochen Public Radio in Northern Michigan.

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