The green amendment : securing our right to a healthy environment

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Label

The green amendment : securing our right to a healthy environment

Title remainder

securing our right to a healthy environment

Statement of responsibility

Maya K. van Rossum ; foreword by Mark Ruffalo

Creator

• van Rossum, Maya K

Contributor

• Ruffalo, Mark

Author

• van Rossum, Maya K

Subject

• Environmentalism -- United States
• Environmental policy -- United States
• Human ecology
• Environmental protection -- United States -- Citizen participation

Language

eng

Summary

For decades, activists have relied on federal and state legislation to fight for a cleaner environment. And for decades, they've been fighting a losing battle. The sad truth is, our laws are designed to accommodate pollution rather than prevent it. It's no wonder people feel powerless when it comes to preserving the quality of their water, air, public parks, and special natural spaces. But there is a solution, argues veteran environmentalist Maya K. van Rossum: bypass the laws and turn to the ultimate authority--our state and federal constitutions. In 2013, van Rossum and her team won a watershed legal victory that not only protected Pennsylvania communities from ruthless frackers but affirmed the constitutional right of people in the state to a clean and healthy environment. Following this victory, van Rossum inaugurated the Green Amendment movement, dedicated to empowering every American community to mobilize for constitutional change.We all have the right to pure water, clean air, and a healthy environment. It's time to claim that right--for our own sake and that of future generations

Cataloging source

TULAW

Dewey number

363.70525

Index

index present

LC call number

KF3775

LC item number

.V367 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

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