On July 28, member states of the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to adopt a historic resolution that recognizes that a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right. While the ...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey, known as much for its beaches and blueberries as for the chemical plants and refineries that line some of its major highways, is considering asking voters a ...

Kids advocating for environmental protections should be acknowledged, UN says. A United Nations committee strengthened a treaty on Monday on children's rights in their fight against climate change, ...

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SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Do New Mexicans need the legal right to a clean environment? That’s one of the big questions legislators are considering at the Roundhouse. Senate Joint Resolution 6 would ...

Wisconsin Democrats reintroduced a Green Amendment to the state constitution, aiming to guarantee the right to a clean and safe environment. Past referendums on clean water have shown widespread, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an attorney who writes about ESG policy, laws, and regulations. For the first two weeks in December, the International Court ...

As we anticipate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. 4, we see farmers in the fields harvesting their crops across magnificent contoured landscapes. And, as the trees in Northeast Iowa turn to ...

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The ballot question for the November general election would ask, “Do you approve amending the Constitution to grant every person the right to a clean and healthy environment?” Beachgoers relax on the ...