Unique legislation would provide “personhood” rights but legal barriers to adoption are significant. Public Trust doctrine as an alternative.
Get Out There: New trails and parks make nature more accessible for neurodiverse people
As PBS debuts the “In A Different Key” documentary, here’s a look at Great Lakes region outdoor spaces designed for people with autism.
Episode 2211 Lesson Plans: Venomous Fish in the Great Lakes
Lessons and activities based on the monthly Great Lakes Now program.
Great Lakes Wildlife: The Great Lakes Now Episode Quiz
Test your knowledge on a small, venomous catfish, a Great Lakes docuseries and “The Catch.”
Energy News Roundup: Lawsuit possible in Illinois wind farm controversy, anti-wind group grows in Ohio
Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
Extinctions, shrinking habitat spur ‘rewilding’ in cities
Animal and plant species are dying off at an alarming rate. Their plight is stirring calls for “rewilding” places where they thrived until driven out by development, pollution and climate change.
PFAS News Roundup: “Forever chemicals” may pose bigger risk to health than scientists thought
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with PFAS in this biweekly headline roundup.
Opposition to CAFOs Mounts Across the Nation
Toxic manure discharges from large livestock operations is a major source of water pollution.
Great Lakes Moment: Detroit’s benefits of a national urban park in Windsor
Windsor’s proposed Ojibway National Urban Park will not only reap such benefits in its metropolitan area but in the Detroit metropolitan area.
Drinking Water News Roundup: Report urges Michigan water-affordability strategy, $191 million to target Minnesota water and infrastructure projects
Catch the latest updates on what’s happening with drinking water in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
