Stories Related to Michigan Joins Other Great Lakes States In Considering Microbead Products Ban

Garret Ellison | gellison@mlive.com, The Grand Rapids Press
Wed, 02/25/2015 - 3:15pm

New bill would prohibit sale of soaps, toothpaste made with tiny plastic particles polluting the lakes and causing issues with the food web.

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