A Wisconsin Green Amendment is proposed.
Earth Day 2024, Representative Darrin Madison and Senator Mark Spreitzer announced their proposal that a Wisconsin Green Amendment be added to the state’s constitution.
The WI Green Amendment, as proposed, would be added to the state constitution’s Declaration of Rights (Article 1), and would read:
Section 27. The people, including future generations, have the right to a clean, safe, and healthy natural environment, including pure water, clean air, healthy soils, self-sustaining ecosystems, and a safe and stable climate, and to the preservation of the natural, cultural, scenic, and healthful qualities of the environment.
Wisconsin Green Amendment officially announced:
- State Legislators Announcement
- WI Green Amendment placed into the national context by Green Amendments For The Generations
How Would the Wisconsin Green Amendment Help Advance Environmental Rights & Justice?
Here are some resources to help advance your knowledge, expertise and leadership on advancing the Wisconsin Green Amendment.
- The Wisconsin Green Amendment: Strengthening Environmental Justice, Environmental Protection, Climate Justice & Healthy Communities (2024)
- The WI Green Amendment Key Points: Raising Up Environmental Rights in Wisconsin (2024)
- Amending the Wisconsin Constitution — How Is It Done?
- How Green Amendments Protect Key Environmental Rights — Expert Analysis by Founder M.K. van Rossum for Law360
- Constitutional Green Amendments: Making Environmental Justice a Reality, American Bar Association Natural Resources & Environment Journal
- Find more information and resources on how a Green Amendment transforms environmental protection & justice: https://forthegenerations.org/resources/
- Learn now a Green Amendment is making a difference in the 3 states that have this constitutional protection currently: https://forthegenerations.org/resources/legal-resources/
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