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Heat, pollution, and climate change anxiety are affecting children
-Hotter days make heat exhaustion a greater hazard for kids. Hotter days also can mean more ozone pollution and that leads to lung impairments. Unusual weather events, particularly storms that cause flooding, add stress to children’s lives.
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Points North: Pedaling to the Beat of His Own Drum
-There’s this biker in the Upper Peninsula. Seems like everybody knows him or knows of him. He competes in some of the most challenging mountain bike races, but he doesn’t even ride a mountain bike. He competes on a single-speed BMX bike. Why does he do it?
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Ship doomed on Lake Michigan now moored on National Register of Historic Places
-A Detroit-built sailing ship that sank in Lake Michigan during an 1864 storm has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Waves of Change: Meet Environmental Justice Public Advocate Regina Strong
-We spoke with Regina Strong, Environmental Justice Public Advocate at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
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Beaver Island takes early steps to test wave energy in its waters
-Wave energy converters use the movement of the water to generate electricity. A research team from the University of Michigan will spend the next couple years developing a prototype to install in the waters off the island.
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Michigan medical students fight to make climate change part of curriculum
-Doctors need to understand how climate change plays a role in health, so Michigan medical students are pushing for climate health education in their programs.
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Surviving a metro Detroit summer in the climate change era
-A recording of our live webinar on summer in Southeast Michigan– extended heat waves, high-intensity rainstorms and worsening air quality.
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Points North: To catch an arsonist
-It’s a dry spring – 1984 in Wisconsin – and all these suspicious fires are popping up. A conservation warden named Dave is pretty sure it’s arson, but he can’t catch a break. So, he and a pilot decide to get creative.