The recent Held v. Montana decision recognized the the right of young people to a safe climate and used this human entitlement as a foundation for pursuing essential environmental protections. In striking down harmful government action threatening the environmental rights of the Held v. Montana plaintiffs, the case demonstrated the legal power that comes when we recognize environmental protection as […]
This week marked a historic environmental law decision that will influence courts nationwide. Held vs. Montana concluded with victory for 16 young plaintiffs who sued the state for failing to protect their constitutional right to a healthy environment. Montana First Judicial District Court Judge Kathy Seeley ruled that the state of Montana must consider how its actions and regulations affect […]
The founder of the national Green Amendments movement, Maya van Rossum, returns to discuss Held v. Montana, a lawsuit brought by 16 teenagers demanding the enforcement by state agencies of regulations that ensure their right to a clean and healthy environment. Montana is one of three states that have a Green Amendment in its state constitution. She was in the […]
Are the laws of the United States fitted for sustainability? Our guest today, attorney Maya van Rossum, argues that it is time for a new approach, environmental constitutionalism. She is adjunct professor and director of the Environmental Law Clinic at Temple’s Beasley School of Law and founder of Green Amendments for the Generations, a campaign to add environmental amendments to […]