single use plastic

As researchers learn more about the hazards of plastics and microplastics in the Great Lakes, it's becoming clear Canada and the U.S. need to cooperate in stopping the pollution.

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.

On today's show, in honor of Earth Day, we talked about the latest efforts to save the Palisades nuclear power plant, upcycling plastics, an adorable picturesque pair of piping plovers and how to prepare for tick season.

Instead of being recycled, a glut of plastic means more of it is going to the landfill. The ubiquitous plastic milk jug could be past its date of usefulness.

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