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Maine Pine Tree Amendment – Committee Work Session

Maine's Green Amendment, the Pine Tree Amendment (LD 489) was heard at the Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Monday, March 8 - recording available here. The amendment now be considered at the Committee's work session on Wednesday, March 17 at 11:00am ET. You can view the proceedings live here, but the public is unable

Morristown Unitarian Fellowship

Our current laws are designed to accommodate pollution, rather than prevent it. But NJ is leading the path to become one of the first states with a modern day Green Amendment. Join Maya van Rossum as she lays out a new agenda for environmental advocacy that can empower every American state to mobilize for constitutional

Unitarian Church of Somerville, NJ

New Jersey legislators have proposed a constitutional Green Amendment that will recognize and protect the rights of all the people of the state, including future generations, to pure water, clean air, a stable climate and healthy environments. For decades, communities have relied on Federal and State laws to ensure protection of a clean environment. And for decades,

The Green Amendment: Protecting & Defending PA Against Extraction & Pollution

In the decades long fight for a cleaner environment, we’ve been fighting a losing battle. The sad truth is, our laws are designed to accommodate pollution rather than prevent it. People feel powerless when it comes to preserving the quality of their water, air, public parks, and special natural spaces. The solution, argues Delaware Riverkeeper

Article 1, Section 27 50th Anniversary – Interview with Chief Justice Castille

On the 50th anniversary of Article 1, Section 27, Pennsylvania's Green Amendment, join us for a special screening of an unreleased interview between former PA Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille and Maya van Rossum, Founder of Green Amendments for the Generations and the Delaware Riverkeeper. Chief Justice Castille wrote the opinion on the Act

NJ Green Amendment: How We Can Solidify Environmental Protections

Wednesday, May 26th at 7:00pm ET Join Doug O’Malley from Environment New Jersey for a presentation and Q&A with Maya van Rossum, Delaware Riverkeeper & Founder of Green Amendments For The Generations, on the proposed NJ Green Amendment – an inspiring pathway for environmental advocacy, one that will constitutionally protect your rights to pure water,

Facebook Live Interview with Sierra Club’s Jeff Tittel

Join Maya van Rossum for a Facebook Live discussion with long-time colleague and recently retired Director of NJ Sierra, Jeff Tittel. The two will discuss the widespread environmental damages and injustices facing NJ, and how a New Jersey Green Amendment could upend our current legal system perpetuating these harms May 27, 7:00 pm – 8:00

New York Environmental Rights Panel

Join prominent New York attorneys to discuss the New York Green Amendment and its environmental justice benefits and community impacts. Wednesday, June 9 at 6:00pm ET Register: http://bit.ly/NYEnvironmentalRightsPanel More speaker details to come. Sponsored by: Green Amendments For The Generations, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Pace | Haub Environmental Law, and Adirondack Mountain Club.