plastic bags

Today, we revisited some stories about our pleasant peninsula, and people working to preserve it. We heard about the use of plastic bags, Cheboygan County's sturgeon guard, and life in Michigan's vernal pools.

A 2016 law has prevented local governments from banning plastic shopping bags. The new bill would allow local bans on plastic bags and single-use plastic containers.

There's a lot to think about when you're at the grocery store: your meal plans, your taste, your budget. But what about your plastic bag consumption?

On today's show, we heard an update on children's hospitals and discussed the end of the ban on plastic bag bans. Plus, we discussed UFO sightings in Michigan and a new art installation.

Plastic pollution is choking landfills, the oceans - even the air we breathe.Current recycling programs for plastics are inadequate to deal with the…

A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it.

Plastic bags are all around us. They’re a persistent litter problem on land and along the Great Lakes. Some cities have tried to ban bags or charge a fee…

Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley is signing bills into law while Governor Rick Snyder is out of the state for the winter holidays. One of the laws he…

Changes could be coming for how retailers handle the use of plastic bags. That’s if Governor Rick Snyder signs a bill that won final approval in the…

LANSING, Mich. - Efforts to rid Michigan communities of plastic shopping bags would be banned under a bill set to advance in the Republican-led…