Summary
In 2014, residents of Mendocino County, California adopted a county bill of rights banning hydraulic fracturing, directional and horizontal drilling, and waste injection wells in the county in order to achieve clean water, air and soil as well as freedom from chemical trespass. The measure recognizes the right to community self-government, clean water, air, and soil, and freedom from chemical trespass. The measure also recognized rights of nature and is still in effect.
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Suggested Citation:
Kauffman, Craig, Catherine Haas, Alex Putzer, Shrishtee Bajpai, Kelsey Leonard, Elizabeth Macpherson, Pamela Martin, Alessandro Pelizzon & Linda Sheehan. Eco Jurisprudence Monitor. V2. 2025. Distributed by the Eco Jurisprudence Monitor.https://ecojurisprudence.org/initiatives/mendocino-county-bill-of-rights/.
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