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• Kids fearful of climate catastrophe deserve more than just walkouts | North Jersey
• Mountain West states at center of movement to make a clean environment a constitutional right | Nevada Public Radio
• Delaware Riverkeeper Maya K. van Rossum Is an Environmental Justice Warrior — Inside Her Fight to Save the Planet (Exclusive) | Green Matters
• A mother-daughter duo wants healthy environments to be guaranteed in state constitutions | The 19th
• Fracking, Green Amendments, and Defending Democracy in Pennsylvania and Beyond! | Bucks County Beacon
• ‘It’s a beautiful state, but it’s environmentally fragile’: Why New Mexico is considering a ‘green amendment’ | Fast Company
• POV: The laws we thought were protecting us and our environment really don’t | Fast Company
• Some States Want to Give You a Constitutional Right to a Clean Environment | Pew Trusts
• Activists push for environmental justice as climate issues hit communities disproportionately | The Nevada Independent
• Texas Legislator Proposes to Amend State Constitution to Include Environmental Rights | Press Release
• The Green Revolution Begins? First Decision Issued in NY’s ‘Green Amendment’ | New York Law Journal
• Green amendment is top priority for Riverkeeper | Coastal Point
• Environmental Rights Invoked in New York Courts | New York Law Journal
• Clean water activist urges action in talk at FGCU’s The Water School | WGCU
• NM Leaders Praise Introduction of New Mexico Green Amendment | Press Release
• Founder of National Green Amendments Movement to Discuss Florida Effort for a Right to Clean Water | South Santa Rosa News
• Review: ‘The Green Amendment’ | Montpelier Bridge
• Lekanoff, Ramel support future green amendment in WA Constitution | Cascadia Daily News
• Writing something worth reading | River Reporter
• Statement: First Court Decision Based on the New York Green Amendment Article 1, Section 19 is Issued | Press Release
• Electricity Bill Got You Down? Solar Panels in Your State Might Not Be as Expensive as You Think | MoneyGeek
• The Fight for a Clean Environment: The New Sacrifice Zones | Highbrow Magazine
• Radioactive Waste and Hazardous Materials Committee Votes in Support of New Mexico Green Amendment | Press Release
• Environmental rights amendments: Misconceptions and application | American Bar Association
• Maya van Rossum Publishes Second Edition of The Green Amendment: The People’s Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment | Press Release
• Federal Court Rebukes Pennsylvania Pro-Fracking Senators For Challenge to Delaware River Ban on Fracking | Press Release
• What a “Green Amendment” Can Do for Environmental Justice | YES! Magazine
• ‘Green Amendments’ Could Help States Lock In Environmental Protections | Popular Science
• Here’s How Bad Taylor Swift’s And Other Celebs’ Private Jet Emissions Really Are For The Environment | Buzzfeed News
• Green Amendments Will Empower Environmental Protection | Bloomberg Law
• In the Wake of SCOTUS Undermining the Environment, Here’s How We the People Take Our Power Back | One Green Planet
• Maya K Van Rossum Of ‘The Green Amendment For The Generations Movement’: 5 Things We Must Do To Inspire The Next Generation About Sustainability And The Environment | Authority Magazine
• Early Suicide Warnings, Breastfeeding at Work and Environmental Advocacy: What We’re Reading This Week | EHS Today
• Implications for Industry as Supreme Court Curbs EPA’s Authority | Engineering News-Record
• Second Annual Green Amendment Day Tackles Environmental Injustice Through Collective Action | Press Release
• Court Ruling Sentences Nation to Devastation of Unchecked Climate Change | Bucks County Herald
• Regulatory Briefing: US Supreme Court Rulings on EPA’s Authority, Abortion Rights | SustainableViews
• Supreme Court Curtails EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Regulatory Oversight | EHS Today
• SCOTUS Undermines EPA on Climate – Press Statement Maya K. van Rossum | Press Statement
• New Yorkers’ Environmental Rights Are Under Attack | Bloomberg Law
• How Green Amendments Protect Environmental Rights | Law 360
• Protect the Environment by Maya van Rossum | The Boston Globe
• States Across the Nation Embrace the National Green Amendment Movement | Press Release
• Montana Youth Plaintiffs Receive Favorable Ruling, Affirms Strength of Green Amendment | Press Release
• In Boost for Environmental Rights, Supreme Court Rules Drilling Revenue From State Forests Must Be Used For Conservation | NPR State Impact
• Push is On for NY to Add Environmental Rights to State Constitution | Public News Service
• Vote Yes for Clean Air and Water Campaign Launches to Amend NYS Constitution | Press Release
• Push is on for “Green Amendments” in Four Bay State Constitutions | Bay Journal
• Environmental Leaders From Across the Nation Come Together for Inaugural National Green Amendment Day | Press Release
• Delaware Legislative Black Caucus Seeks More Focus on Environmental Justice Issues | Delaware Public Media
• Environmental Organization Coins July 13th as National Green Amendment Day | Press Release
• Chile Activists Eye Chance for Unmatched Environmental Protection | Al Jazeera
• Q&A: Will Environmental Rights Take Center Stage as Earth Day Turns 51? | WestLaw Today
• The Human Right That Benefits Nature | BBC
• Anti-fracking Activists Eye State Constitutions | National Journal
• Environmental Rights Push Could Boost Youth Climate Cases | E&E News
• States Across the Nation Embrace the National Green Amendment Movement | Press Release
• Lawmakers Seek Amendment to Ensure “Environmental Rights’ | U.S. News
• “Green Amendment” Movement Demands Constitutional Right to Clean Environment | Truthout
• How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change — & Why You Have To | SheKnows
• Coalition calls for ‘Green Amendment’ language to be added to state constitution | Adirondack Daily Enterprise
• Amendment to state Constitution guaranteeing clean air and water is proposed | The Legislative Gazette
• Environmentalists push for clean air and water guarantee in state constitution | Times Union
• Why the U.S. Needs a Green Amendment | Study Breaks
• Maya van Rossum & The Green Amendment | Our Santa Fe River
• Delaware Riverkeeper’s new book advocates for a constitutional amendment protecting the environment | Grid Philly
• Jean-Michel Cousteau among speakers at Tulane Law’s annual law summit | Tulane News
• Does our state constitution protect the environment? | Boulder Weekly
• Green Amendments put health first, not oil industry | News-Press
• OFF TOPIC: This scrappy enviro can take punch — literally | E&E News
• The Radical Movement to Make Environmental Protections a Constitutional Right | ThinkProgress
• A Constitutional Approach to Environmental Policy | Planet Forward
• Several state legislators want constitutional right to clear air, water | Politico
• In ‘The Green Amendment,’ Activist Maya K. Van Rossum Argues That A Healthy Environment Is An Inalienable Right | Bustle
• Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Municipalities, and Pennsylvania Physician Prevail in PA Supreme Court on Act 13, Municipal Preemption Law Gas Industry Takeover Law thrown out by State’s Highest Court | Press Release
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Further on Act 13 Challenge Plaintiffs Environmental, Municipal and Doctor Once Again Set Important Precedent | Press Release
• Green Amendment would add ‘healthy environment’ to constitutional rights in Washington | KNKX Public Radio

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