Friday, March 31st, 2023
Friday, March 31st, 2023

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August 17, 2015

Federal microbead ban is on the table

Washington, D.C. — On March 4, U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Fred Upton (R-MI), and Gerald Connolly (D-VA) introduced legislation, U.S. House Bill 1321, that will “prohibit the sale of cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads” nationwide as of Jan. 1, 2018. The bill passed through committee in mid-May and is pending in the U.S. House

Big laker highlights Make-A-Wish trip on Lake Superior [Photo]

Marquette, Mich. — Fishing for trout on Lake Superior is a wish the Make-A-Wish Foundation made come true last month for 17-year-old Christopher Mayes, of Elkton, Kty. Mayes and his parents fished for lake trout with Mitch Mattson’s Shelter Bay Charters. The Make-A-Wish recipient not only caught lake trout, he landed one of exceptional size.

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