microplastics

Toxicologist Willie Eggleston discusses the variety of calls fielded by the Upstate New York Poison Center in 2024. Dr. Kaushal Nanavati talks about the dangers of microplastics. Upstate Cancer Center interim director, Dr. Thomas VanderMeer and Michael Davoli, senior government relations director for the American Cancer Society, talk about New York State's new biomarker testing law.

On a tiny beach at Erie Basin Marina in Buffalo, N.Y., Nate Drag scans the sand and driftwood. He's part of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, and he helps…

Plastic debris is pervasive in the waters that feed the Great Lakes, according to a new study published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).The…