Tamaqua Borough US Sewage Sludge Ordinance
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania passed an ordinance recognizing rights of nature and banning corporations from disposing of sewage sludge in 2006.Read More →
This page identifies initiatives that frame ecological jurisprudence in terms of rights of nature. Initiatives are included in this category when they explicitly recognize any non-human element of Nature (e.g., ecosystems, plant species, animal species) or Nature in general as a subject with rights.