by Leigh Reagan Smith, July 4, 2024 JACKSON, Wyo. — On Monday, July 1, the Town of Jackson passed a resolution to recognize and uphold the rights of nature. The Town Council defined nature as “the physical world and everything in it, including plants, animals, mountains, rivers and other features and products of the earth.” …
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The first official signature gathering event will be near the Wooden Boat Fair in Olympia May 11th and 12th. The campaign will have clipboards, petitions and sodas and snacks for all volunteers. Follow this event on the Facebook Event or contact us at info@standingforwashington.org
Signed petitions can be dropped off at the following locations: Lantern Records 509 Washington St SE Olympia WA 98501https://lanternrecords.art If your business is willing to be a drop-off location or host a petition clipboard please contact info@standingforwashington.org
by Snohomish County Community Rights, April 15, 2024 Standing for Washington is dedicated to supporting legislation and citizen initiatives that advance the Rights of Nature (RON) in Washington state. Its mission is to promote the idea that nature has inherent rights that should be protected and preserved, just like human rights, and that nature should be given legal standing to …
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Works In Progress, by Rachel Kurtz-McAlaine, Esq., April 14, 2024 In 2018, Harry Branch voiced concerns over legal decisions dismissing appeals by the Olympia Urban Waters League against a development in the Moxlie Creek Estuary. He questioned why our legal system treats nature merely as property, prompting him to partner with Standing for Washington to …
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“Why should corporations have rights, like people do, but the natural environment in a capitalist society seems to have no rights at all? We’ve changed that in Santa Monica, with a pioneering law our City Council passed on my motion: our Sustainability Rights Ordinance.” – Kevin McKeown, Santa Monica Council member In March of 2013, …
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Lane County initiative would protect rights of watersheds, by Rob Dickinson, Protect Lane County WatershedsJanuary 21, 2023 The Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights initiative has been filed with Lane County officials by the petition committee, Protect Lane County Watersheds. The proposed law, that will increase protections for water and watersheds in Lane County, has met all constitutional requirements and has …
Two Towns in Washington Take Steps Toward Recognizing the Rights of Southern Resident Orcas, by Katie SurmaDecember 6, 2022 Read Full Article at InsideClimateNews.org
by Caroline Llanes, Published May 11, 2020 The city of Toledo has withdrawn an appeal that challenged a ruling on the Lake Erie Bill of Rights’ constitutionality. Federal judge Jack Zouhary declared the bill of rights unconstitutional back in February, calling it “unconstitutionally vague” and said it “exceed[ed] the power of municipal government in Ohio.” …