DETROIT (WXYZ) — A high-tech tool that's tackling litter is making its debut on Belle Isle beach today. Meet BeBot. It's an electric robot that sifts through sand ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A robot won't solve the problem of plastics pollution on Presque Isle State Park beaches but it could be part of the solution.

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - Good news beachgoers, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has a new way to clean up litter on inland lake beaches and the Great Lakes shorelines. BeBot the ...

CHARLEVOIX — Around 22 million pounds of plastic debris end up in the Great Lakes every year, according to Jennifer McKay, chief policy and government affairs director at the Tip of the Mitt Watershed ...

The Watershed Center Grand Traverse Bay is helping clean up plastic on the beaches and in the bay. They have two robots, Beach robot Bebot and Water robot Pixie Drone. “It has a catchment and it ...

MANISTEE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- A familiar holiday landmark in Manistee County was knocked down during storms Tuesday, May 21.A more than 80-foot-tall tr Bayshore Marathon draws 8,000 runners ...

Those people scanning the beach with metal detectors, hoping for a lucky find, might not be thrilled about what's next. While beaches are where we unwind, play, and connect with nature, they're also ...

We want to hear from our viewers for our UpNorthLive Unscripted show on Friday at 6:30 p.m. on ABC 29&8.Do you think weather-related school closures should be f Why prescribed burns are happening ...

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – It all started with an ambitious idea from JB Harris, Co-Founder of ECO-CLEAN Solutions, who, after years of working on Tahoe’s beaches, recognized the pressing need for an ...

A robot won't solve the problem of plastics pollution on Presque Isle State Park beaches but it could be part of the solution. Gautier Peers, sales and partnership associate for The Searial Cleaners ...