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Fish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLake HuronLatest NewsMichiganNewsOntarioScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: Can AI Caribou Lead Us To Our Prehistoric Past?
-A team of archaeologists looks for signs of prehistoric life 100 feet underwater in Lake Huron. But they need help narrowing their search. So, they turn to artificial intelligence.
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Climate ChangeFeature HomepageHabitat RestorationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration EffortsElk Rapids wants to help its shoreline through new state Climate Corps program
-Michigan is working with communities and organizations to tackle climate change by funding new staff positions.
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Michigan hopes community groups can get piece of $2B climate justice fund
-The EPA called it “the largest single investment in environmental justice in history.”
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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchTraverse City-based policy center appeals Michigan’s Line 5 permit
-The nonprofit For Love Of Water, which was an intervenor in the case, says the commission’s decision violates the Michigan Environmental Protection Act.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: The turtle takeover
-Red-eared sliders are one of the most common pet turtle species in the world. They can grow to the size of dinner plates and live around 40 years. Because of that, people often release them. That causes a big problem.
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‘A valuable resource’: Traverse City restaurants aim to reduce food waste, greenhouse gases
-So far about a dozen of Traverse City’s downtown restaurants have said they are interested in composting.
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Four Michigan tribes receive funding to support recycling initiatives
-Tribes and organizations in the Great Lakes were awarded more than $11 million as part of a big federal investment in recycling.
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Points North: The prince fish
-In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago for 21 hours. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with a diplomatic gift: 18 bluegill. What happened next would change the underwater world of Japan forever.
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Documentary explores climate resilience in northern Michigan
-The Grand Valley State University documentary was screened at the Dennos Theater in Traverse City on Nov. 30.
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Points North: Ghost towns lost and found
-David Exelby was scrolling through Reddit when he came across a mysterious post. This guy had stumbled on a ghost town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The problem was no one could find it.
