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Points North: The Longest Paddle
-After Traci Lynn Martin’s mom died, she knew she couldn’t keep putting off her dream: Becoming the first person to kayak around the Great Lakes in one year.
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An $80M cleanup made Muskegon Lake trendy. Will ‘eco-gentrification’ follow?
-Once ringed by polluting factories, Muskegon Lake has attracted a wealthier clientele to blue-collar Muskegon thanks to a taxpayer-funded cleanup. Cheers about the economic gains are mixed with fear that the lakeshore will become ‘a gated community.’
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Cougar cubs found in U.P. for first time in more than a century
-The Michigan DNR verified the existence of two cougar cubs on private land in Ontonagon County.
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Points North: Back to the Boundary Waters
-Erik Grams has been taking trips to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota for over 30 years. It’s his favorite place in the world. But last year, during a fishing trip, there was a fatal accident that left Erik wrestling with his feelings about the place he loved.
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Saving mussels one dive at a time
-We spent a day underwater to see how biological collection specialists are saving freshwater mussels one dive at a time.
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On Lake Michigan, a coal-fired steamship and ferry eyes a clean-energy future
-For seven decades, the SS Badger has ferried people and goods across Lake Michigan while polluting the air with black smoke. The ship’s new owners are considering greener options.
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Is nuclear power clean energy?
-A draft report was released that says if the state wants to meet its goal of being carbon free by 2040, it will need to invest in new nuclear energy.