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Pennsylvania (USA) State Constitutional Amendment: right of local self-government and rights of nature

Pennsylvania, USA
Failed in 2019
Provincial
Constitution
Rights Of Nature
Nature
All Nature
Representative Danielle Friel Otten
Government

Summary

In 2019, State Rep. Danielle Friel Otten of Pennsylvania announced a proposal for a state constitutional amendment protecting people’s right to local self-government, which includes the power to enact local laws “protecting health, safety, and welfare by establishing the rights of people, their communities and nature.”

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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/pennsylvania-constitutional-amendment/.

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