Breaking News
The Pennsylvania Green Amendment is used as grounds for lawsuit challenging the “deemed approval” of a data center in Muncy Township, PA.
If victorious, this litigation will be a game changer for the power dynamics between developers and local government.
On September 25, 2026, Green Amendments For The Generations and Muncy Township, joined by neighbors and residents, challenged sections of the state Municipalities Planning Code as unconstitutional on the grounds of PA Green Amendment Environmental Rights, property rights & due process. The case, filed in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, argues that the asserted ‘Deemed Approval’ of the Danko Data Center violates environmental rights and due process protections. If victorious, this case could have far-reaching ramifications for data centers and development projects statewide who have long enjoyed the benefits of ‘Deemed Approval’ as a way to advance.
Read the full press release and access the petition here.
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October 8 is DAF Day!
DAF Day is a national day of giving with donor advised funds. A DAF is a charitable savings account (like a 401k for giving). It’s already a powerful tool for any donor to accelerate their giving, but it has even greater potential when we all DAF together. Check out Chariot’s Get A DAF Guide for more information on DAFs.
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Your gift will help us to Grow The Green Amendment Forest, securing a legacy of constitutional environmental rights protection for future generations yet to come. Learn more about our campaign here.
National News: A U.S. Federal Court has just reaffirmed that there is no right to clean water in the U.S. Constitution.
In knocking down the argument that there is a right to clean water pursuant to the U.S. constitution, the federal court said that the invasion of our bodies by dangerous toxins allowed to advance as the result of government action is different than sexual assault or forced surgical examination imposed by government officials.
Is it though?
Should the U.S. constitution seriously provide no clean water right or remedy?
Regardless, those in our Green Amendment movement know that a near term and accessible pathway to constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights can be had through our state-by-state Green Amendment movement.
Read Maya’s op ed on the new federal decision, Sterling v. City of Jackson, and please share the post on your social media so we can help spread the word and grow our movement, in your state and everywhere.
Pennsylvania: Rally with us in Harrisburg to SAY NO TO DATA CENTERS!
Join us in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday, October 6 at 12:30 to tell Governor Shapiro and our legislators that we say NO to data center development in Pennsylvania!
- Municipal meetings are packed to overflowing with community members sharing one common message -“No Data Centers!”
- Poll after poll says the majority of Pennsylvanians oppose data centers.
- Yard signs saying “NO Data Center” are everywhere across the Commonwealth.
- People from every walk of life and political stripe are organizing and showing up!
- And you can, too!
Join us for a peaceful demonstration at the Capitol in Harrisburg. Anyone and everyone opposed to data centers is welcome. Bring your family, your friends, your children, your colleagues, whoever!
More event details can be found at: https://www.betterpathcoalition.org/nodatacenters.
Green Amendments For The Generations is proud to partner with Better Path Coalition for this event.
Can’t wait for the big rally day? Take action NOW!
Sign the letter to tell our government officials it’s time to protect people and our environment over data centers. We the People of Pennsylvania have a constitutional RIGHT to a clean, safe and healthy environment which cannot be protected if hyperscale data centers are allowed to proliferate.
What We’ve been Up To
Washington Connections
In the beginning of this month, GAFTG Founder Maya K. van Rossum traveled to Washington to connect with advocates and organization leaders about the benefits of a constitutional Green Amendment. Thanks to the organization of amazing Washington coalition members, we got to speak at the Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment, on the KYRS Radio’s Earth Matters, and to a group of Washington environmental leaders.
You can check out Maya K. van Rossum’s interview on Earth Matters Now! with Mike Peterson & Laura Ackerman NOW!
The Earth Matters Now! radio show provides a unique perspective on environmental news, issues and science to inform, educate, enable and create a platform for positive environmental action.
To listen & download,
- Go to https://archive.kyrs.org/
- Select Earth Matters Now! from “Categories” tab
- Play or download the Tuesday, September 1, 2026 episode
Green Amendments Stands with the Delaware River Basin Commission to Uphold the Frack Ban
Organizations and the Public Stood Up for the Frack Ban at DRBC meeting on September 2, 2026. You can watch Green Amendments For The Generations’ Live Press Statement HERE!
Michigan Bridge Walk
On September 7, (as part of Water Weekend in MI), members of our coalition took part in the Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk! Our MI leaders distributed hundreds and hundreds of cards with QR codes to help spread the word and gain more enthusiastic members, volunteers, and supporters. We had loads of great conversations about how we can make a meaningful impact on environmental issues with the powerful tool of a constitutional Green Amendment!
Green Amendments Setting Legal Precedent
We’ve been adding some new writeups about precedent-setting legal outcomes when it comes to Green Amendment environmental rights.
We recently added this one about a PA case that demonstrates how courts can show respect for environmental rights and other constitutional freedoms.
You can see all of our legal writeups at forthegenerations.org/resources/legal-resources/.
Colorado BYO Community Picnic
On September 29, our Colorado Right To A Healthy Environment Coalition is planned a beautiful community event by the Dolores River in Montezuma County, full of live music, family activities, and environmental education. Our Founder, Maya van Rossum, was a featured speaker at the event and will uplifted the Colorado Right To A Healthy Environmental Amendment. With the help of guest visual artists, storytellers, and musicians, the evening was a wonderful reminder of our sacred connection with nature and an opportunity to unite the community under a shared goal of maintaining a beautiful, healthy environment for future generations yet to come.
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, October 6 – Pennsylvania Green Amendment
Harrisburg Rally to Say No to Data Centers
Individuals and organizations will descend on the Pennsylvania State Capitol to make it clear to elected officials that data centers are not acceptable in PA. Details above or at https://www.betterpathcoalition.org/nodatacenters.
Thursday, October 8 – National Green Amendment Movement
DAF Day 2026
Participate in a national day of giving using “Donor Advised Funds” to make the most of your investment.
Tuesday, October 13 – New Jersey Green Amendment
Maplewood Community Town Hall
Join SOMA Action Climate and Green Amendments For The Generations for a community Town Hall on the New Jersey Green Amendment with award-winning speaker and advocate Maya K. van Rossum.
Thursday, October 15 – Oregon Environmental Rights Amendment
Webinar: Data Centers & an Oregon Environmental Right
Join us to learn how having an Oregon environmental right recognized at the constitutional level can help protect communities from data centers, as well as a wide variety of other threats and harms.
