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Some commentators have based an argument for the existence of a universal human right to water on grounds independent of the 2010 General Assembly resolution, such as Article 11.1 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); among those commentators, those who accept the existence of international ius cogens ...
"Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Handbook." Environmental Law Institute (2nd ed., 2012) NYT Investigation: Corporations Violated Clean Water Act Over 500,000 Times in Last Five Years (2009-09-14) - video report by Democracy Now! Works related to Clean Water Act at Wikisource; EPA programs. Clean Water State Revolving Fund; Total Maximum Daily ...
Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, 598 U.S. 651 (2023), also known as Sackett II (to distinguish it from the 2012 case), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that only wetlands and permanent bodies of water with a "continuous surface connection" to "traditional interstate navigable waters" are covered by the Clean Water Act.
[5] [6] The right is often the basis for human rights defense by environmental defenders, such as land defenders, water protectors and indigenous rights activists. The right is interconnected with other health-focused human rights, such as the right to water and sanitation, right to food and right to health. [7]
Montana added environmental rights in 1972. [5] It was not until 2022 that New York state [6] added an environmental rights amendment to their bill of rights. Article I section 19 of the New York Constitution provides, "Each person shall have a right to clean air and water, and a healthful environment."
A “green amendment” would allow voters to decide if Californians “shall have a right to clean air and water and a healthy environment.”
Florida right to clean water.org logo. Florida Right To Clean Water.org is a grassroots, [1] volunteer, [2] nonpartisan organization [3] formed to place an amendment to the state constitution by citizens before the voters of the U.S. state of Florida, using a direct initiative that will give citizens of the state a right to clean and healthy waters. [4]
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