25 Clean Air and Water as a Constitutional Rightw/ Maya van Rossum

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We are excited to share our first live audience interview with Maya van Rossum of the Green Amendment movement recorded at REI.

Maya van Rossum, founder of The Green Amendment movement, has sparked an environmental revolution with a truly novel idea: amend the Bill of Rights in every state Constitution to include an inalienable right to clean water, clean air and a healthy environment. As surprising as it may seem, only Pennsylvania and Montana currently enshrine these rights as fundamental liberties. In 2013 van Rossum and her team won a watershed legal victory in Pennsylvania to stop unscrupulous frackers and succeeded in upholding the environmental protections in the PA Constitution, setting a precedent for other states to follow. Maya is a fireball, a woman on a mission to save our planet by shifting the balance of power from corporate interests to true protection of people and planet through constitutional environmental provisions. Join us for a spirited conversation that will ignite your hope, raise your awareness and provide meaningful opportunities to help turn this country around.

Resources

First things first, buy the book (all proceeds go to support Maya’s programs)

What’s the status of a Green Amendment in your state?  Below are the states where action is happening.

To follow what Maya’s up to, check out:
mayavanrossum.green
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DelawareRiverkeeper.org