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New York’s Green Amendment Guarantees the Right to a ‘Healthful Environment.’ Activists Want the State to Enforce It

"Our environmental rights are not discretionary": In a march at the state Capitol, advocates call for more action.

By Peter Mantius

Maya van Rossum led environmental activists at the New York State Capitol on Friday demanding enforcement of the state's Green Amendment. Credit: Caroline Gutman/Inside Climate News
A pedestrians walks by trash bags piled on a street in Manhattan. High Acres gets about 90 percent of its waste by train from New York City. Credit: Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images

In New York, a Legal Debate Over the State’s New Green Amendment

By Peter Mantius

Maya van Rossum (second from left), the leader of the green amendment movement, attends the Walking 4 Climate rally outside the New Mexico State Capitol with New Mexico legislators and community members on Jan. 17, 2022. Credit: Green Amendment For the Generations

New Mexico Could Be the Fourth State to Add a Green Amendment to Its Constitution, But Time Is Short

By Aydali Campa

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