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Buffalo legislator calls for bill of rights protection for the Great Lakes

Unique legislation would provide “personhood” rights but legal barriers to adoption are significant. Public Trust doctrine as an alternative.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.