Some 8 million tons of plastic trash enter the ocean each year, most of which is battered into microplastics. U-M researchers can now spot these harmful flecks, tracking where they enter the water, how they move, and where they tend to collect around the world.

Victor Katch assesses the threat microplastics present to human health. Hint: It’s bad.

In 1976, three student activists walked across the state, collecting rubbish and publicizing ‘Proposal A.’ They succeeded in passing a radical initiative to recycle aluminum cans and glass bottles, transforming Michigan’s landscape.

There’s something in the air (and the water and the ground), and we need to watch out, says Victor Katch.

Victor Katch explores the damage pollution wreaks on our health.

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