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Rush Township US Sewage Sludge Ordinance

United States of America
Rush Township, Pennsylvania
Approved in 2006
Local law
Rights Of Nature
Natural communities and ecosystems
All Nature
Pennsylvania Community Rights Network
Civil Society

Summary

In 2006, Rush Township in Pennsylvania adopted an ordinance recognizing rights of nature. The ordinance declared that sludge and dredge corporations possess no constitutional rights within the jurisdictions of the township and bans corporations from engaging in the land application of sludge within the township. The ordinance gives the township authorization to enforce the ordinance.

To see the original legal document(s) for this initiative, click the links below:

Rush Township Sewage Sludge Ordinance [PDF]

To see other supplementary information related to this initiative, click the links below:

Rush Township Sewage Sludge Ordinance
Pennsylvania Township is Second to Strip Sludge Corporations of “Rights”

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