Colorado Town Appoints Legal Guardians to Implement the Rights of a Creek and a Watershed

A town in Colorado has appointed two legal guardians to act on behalf of nature—in this case, a section of Boulder Creek and its watershed situated within the town of Nederland.  Activists are hailing the move as the first time humans have been appointed to act as legal guardians for nature within the United States, … Continue reading Colorado Town Appoints Legal Guardians to Implement the Rights of a Creek and a Watershed