Nottingham residents codify their right to a healthy climate and Freedom from Chemical Trespass Ordinance
A press release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund issued on March 17th, 2019.
Nottingham, NH: Last night, residents at Town Meeting in Nottingham, NH, adopted a Rights-based Ordinance asserting their right to a healthy climate, clean air, pure water, and local community self-government. The rights-based ordinance bans chemical trespass resulting from toxic waste disposal as a violation of those rights.
With the adoption of the Nottingham Freedom from Chemical Trespass Ordinance, townspeople have empowered all inhabitants of the community with legal standing to protect both human and natural communities from corporate polluters.
“This is our town, our lives, and our future. No one cares more than we do what happens here. State and federal laws have failed to protect other communities surrounding us from hazardous waste dumping. We decided to protect ourselves before we become the next cancer cluster,” said Peter White of Nottingham Water Alliance.
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