{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Green Amendments and Environmental Rights with Maya K. van Rossum (Episode 55)","description":"Several states have recently enacted\u2014or are considering enacting\u2014constitutional amendments that protect our right to live in a healthy environment. Such policies ensure that in every action the government takes, the protection of our world is prioritized. Yet, in conversations about our fundamental rights, such as freedom of speech and religion, the right to a stable climate and access to clean water and air are often overlooked. Veteran environmentalist Maya K. van Rossum proposes raising environmental rights to the highest constitutional standing is critical to ensuring essential climate justice. She is the founder of Green Amendments for The Generations, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring the passage of environmental legislation in every state constitution across our nation and at the federal level when the time is right. Green Amendments\u2013a term coined and defined by Maya in her 2017 award-winning book\u2013recognize and protect environmental rights on par with other inalienable civic and political freedoms. She has also served as the leader of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network for over 30 years, a regional advocacy organization that works throughout the four states of the Delaware River watershed and at the national level using advocacy, science, and litigation to protect the Delaware River and its tributaries. In this episode, Maya and I discuss the specific language written into Green Amendments that make them so powerful, and what an environmental right at the federal level might look like for the U.S. Resources mentioned in today\u2019s episode:https:\/\/forthegenerations.org\/  https:\/\/www.delawareriverkeeper.org\/ The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to A Healthy Environmenthttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Green-Amendment-Securing-Healthy-Environment\/dp\/1633310213 Connect with Maya van Rossum:https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maya-van-rossum-21803114\/  https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayaKvanRossum Visit Coolperx\u00ae home page: www.coolperx.comReach out to Coolperx\u00ae:Phone: +1 (855) 429-0455Email: hello@coolperx.com Support Coolperx\u00ae\u2019s podcast by subscribing and reviewing!Music is considered \u201croyalty-free\u201d and discovered on Audio Blocks. Technical Podcast Support by: Jon Keur at Wayfare Recording Co. \u00a9 2022 Coolperx\u00ae. All Rights Reserved. ","author_name":"Scaling Sustainability","author_url":"http:\/\/reallifesustainability.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/25054890\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/25054890"}