Mayor Mitch Reynolds joins La Crosse Talk PM on Monday to discuss his trip to Dubai for the U.N. climate summit, tearing down the old Macy’s...
Dr. Tom Schelsinger and Nick Nichols joined La Crosse Talk PM on Tuesday. They’re from Climate Alliance for the Common Good out of La Crosse. We...
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Cities along the Mississippi River will take part in a global system to determine where plastic pollution comes from and how...
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — For centuries, Mexico City residents brought warm tortillas home in reusable cloths or woven straw baskets, and toted others foods in conical...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire have found microplastics in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of northern Minnesota. The...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Common Council approved a ban on single-use plastic straws, but customers can still get them by request. The ordinance passed Tuesday...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a mission to clean up trash floating in the ocean, environmentalists pulled 40 tons (36 metric tons) of abandoned fishing nets...
While lawmakers in the New York have come to an agreement to ban the use of plastic bags in the state, Tennessee is doing the exact...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth is sick with multiple and worsening environmental ills killing millions of people yearly, a new U.N. report says. Climate change, a global...
One student’s concern about single use plastics has led to a change at two La Crescent schools. After attending a special dinner theatre show called Principles...
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is moving toward replacing plastic straws with reusable straws at dining locations on campus. The university announced the change to reusable...
BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A recent study of 35 national parks found the waters off an island in northwestern Wisconsin had the highest concentration of plastic...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The fight to keep tiny pollutants from reaching the dinner plate might start in the laundry room. Innovators are coming up with...
Industry has made 9.1 billion tons of plastic since 1950.
