The Supreme Court curbed the EPA's ability to restrict emissions, so states are looking to enshrine rights to 'healthful environments' in their constitutions, writes Sam Jones.
Sedillo Lopez said a green amendment would obligate the state legislature to assess the potential health and environmental impact of certain activities—for example, installing a fracking pipeline—before they begin. “The state, before granting the permits for a pipeline, would have to examine, is this pipeline strong enough?” she said.
Sedillo Lopez said she expects the legislation to go before the state legislature again when the next session starts in January. Like New Mexico, Maryland’s proposed green amendment could be brought before the state legislature again when the next legislative session begins in January. There, advocates like Kim Gaddy of Clean Water Action are pushing to get enough legislative support to put a green amendment on the ballot in the state’s Enacting a green amendment is only a first step to ensuring citizens actually enjoy their newly enshrined rights.
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