Act Now

Since passage of the New York Green Amendment in 2021, key government leaders are failing us.  Very notably is the New York Attorney General.  Rather than uplift, defend and embrace our New York Green Amendment, the NY State Attorney General has gone to court with legal arguments that seek to undermine and narrow it.  The result is some very troubling court outcomes.

It is time that New Yorkers join our voices and demand – that the NY Attorney General embrace our NY Green Amendment and recognize it as creating an enforceable constitutional right that all NY state government officials must follow and that New Yorkers can enforce.

Please sign on to the letter directed to New York State Attorney General now.

And urge your friends, family and fellow NY community members to sign it too.  We need an outpouring if the Attorney General is going to hear us.

Now that New Yorkers have a constitutional right to clean water and air, and a healthful environment, it is time to put this right to work – smartly!

Whenever advocating around an environmental issues, it is important to mention the constitutional right, pursuant to Article 1 Section 19 of the state constitution, of all New Yorkers to clean water and air, and a healthful environment.  Remind your government officials — whether elected, appointed or onstaff — that they have a constitutional obligation to protect your environmental rights.

A look at our resources page can help you find the right words and points to make.  Please note, we are updating the tools at the resources page but the points and articles at this link will give you good ideas while we work to update our NY specific tools now that NY has this constitutional right.

If you think there is a constitutional violation once all is said and done, it may be worth contacting legal counsel or a NY state legal clinic to discuss whether your rights have been violated and legal action is warranted.