As this article in The Guardian illustrates, courts are beginning to officially recognize the connections between human and ecosystem health. We cannot be healthy if our air and water are polluted. Court says man would face ‘worsening of his respiratory pathology due to air pollution’ in country of origin. By Jon Henley Europe correspondent [...]
Published by The Skanner News on December 15, 2020. Oregon’s U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay (D-MO) introduced the Abolition Amendment, which would strike the “punishment clause” of the 13th Amendment and abolish forced prison labor. “That amendment is known, when we are in high school, as the amendment that ended [...]
Does the pickle we are in with a loss of local sovereignty stem all the way back to our constitution? And if so, would an amendment fix it or would we need a do-over? The Atlantic reports on what different groups would seek in a new constitution. Proposals from libertarian, conservative, and progressive scholars displayed [...]
Plan to draw up legal definition of ‘ecocide’ attracts support from European countries and small island nations. November 30, 2020 in The Guardian. International lawyers are drafting plans for a legally enforceable crime of ecocide – criminalising destruction of the world’s ecosystems – that is already attracting support from European countries and island nations at [...]
Climate, environment, and energy issues were on the ballot as referenda in states nationwide—and corporations suffered losses in unexpected places, including Louisiana and Florida. by Steve Horn November 9, 2020 in theREALnews Network Welcome back to the Climate Crisis News Roundup, elections postmortem edition. Election Day has come and gone. At the presidential level, after [...]
At least 14 countries have passed such measures in the past dozen years by Carey L. Biron | @clbtea | Thomson Reuters Foundation Thursday, 1 October 2020 08:00 GMT WASHINGTON, Oct 1 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From Bolivia to New Zealand, rivers and ecosystems in at least 14 countries have won the legal right to [...]
With fracking part of the debate between presidential candidates, you might enjoy this article from the archives, published by In These Times August 20, 2015 But before you dive in, a little update on how Americans are feeling about fracking--according to a recent national YouGov survey, more Americans oppose fracking than support it (44% against, [...]
"Something is not right around the court. And dark money has a lot to do with it. Special interests have a lot to do with it." Published on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 by Common Dreams by Jake Johnson, Common Dreams staff writer Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse used his 30 minutes of allotted time during Tuesday's [...]
Published by The Ecologist October 6, 2020 Belgium pledges diplomatic action to halt ecocide crime. The coalition government in Brussels has at last reached its final form, following long deliberations - 493 days - since last year's elections. The new government has set out its programme for the next four years. Significant among their pledges is a strong move towards recognising a [...]
Law of the Land Published by "Huck Magazine" Friday 25th September, 2020 Text by Poppy Koronka Illustration © Zach Sebastian Pollution levels are rising once again after reaching a record low in lockdown. Could rights of nature legislation prevent impending catastrophe? In April, with half of humanity in lockdown, pollution dropped to unprecedented levels. Beijing, [...]
