Lake Tahoe's Clear Water Is Brimming With Tiny Plastics

Despite its waters being the clearest they've been in 40 years, Lake Tahoe is brimming with microplastics, according to a new paper published this month in the journal Nature. The alpine lake, which straddles the border between Nevada and California, contains the third-highest amount of microplastics among 38 freshwater reservoirs and lakes around the globe, the researchers found. Lake Tahoe…
Source: Red Lake Nation News