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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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by Caroline Llanes, Published May 11, 2020 The city of Toledo has withdrawn an appeal that challenged a ruling on the Lake Erie Bill of Rights’ constitutionality.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 […]