Maryland Green Amendment for Environmental Health & Justice Webinar

WHAT:
An online presentation and community conversation to learn more about what it would mean if the right to clean air, pure water, a stable climate, and a healthy and healthful environment was guaranteed in Maryland’s constitutionWHEN:
February 3rd, Monday, 7:00 – 8:30 PM

HOSTED BY:
Waterkeepers Chesapeake, Green Amendments For The Generations, 350.org, Interfaith Power & Light (MD.DC.NoVA), CMEC Council, the Maryland Legislative Coalition, EARTHWORKS

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

• Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, and author of “The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment”

• Tamara Toles O’Loughlin, North America Director at 350.org and former leader of the Maryland Environmental Health Network

• Del. Vaughn Stewart, a Democratic member of the Maryland General Assembly from District 19 in Montgomery County and lead sponsor of the Maryland Green Amendment for Environmental Health & Justice

• You and your questions!

Across Maryland, communities are threatened by an unhealthy environment. Federal and state laws, as well as efforts at their enforcement and compliance, are coming up short. Despite the progress we have made, Maryland still suffers from polluted air, unhealthy water and the increasing threats posed by climate change. A constitutional amendment, the strongest protection provided by a state, would ensure that environmental protection is an obligation of government, not just an aspirational goal. It would empower Marylanders, local communities and the state to enforce these rights. And it would act as a ‘guardrail’ to prevent harmful state action now and for future generations.

REGISTER HERE:
http://bit.ly/MDGreenAmendmentWebinar