The Maine Green Amendment
Green Amendments For The Generations is working alongside community activists to reinitiate a Green Amendment effort in Maine. Previously referred to as the Pine Tree Amendment, the Maine Green Amendment was nearly passed by the Maine House of Representatives in a vote of 77 to 59 in 2022! Efforts have continued each year for the cause, but we are looking to reinvigorate our movement and infuse some much-needed energy! We look forward to working in collaboration with our legislative champion Rep. Laurie Osher and leading Maine advocates to secure robust engagement this year. If you’re interested in getting involved, reach out today!
Green Amendments For The Generations – the Environmental Rights Amendment Movement
Green Amendments For The Generations is an organization working across the nation to secure highest constitutional recognition and protection for our human rights to clean air, pure water, a safe climate, and healthy environments, for both present and future generations. We are proud to partner with on-the-ground leaders in Maine state to provide resources, expertise, and capacity for the Maine Green Amendment movement.
Our organization has helped to ensure a vibrant Pennsylvania Green Amendment and lead the effort to secure New York’s Green Amendment in 2021. Learn more about the national Green Amendments For The Generations organization.
Green Amendments For The Generations seeks to inspire and support pursuit and passage of self-executing, environmental rights amendments in the Bill of Rights section of every state constitution across the U.S. and ultimately at the federal level.
Once this is accomplished, we will work with communities to ensure strong and meaningful implementation and enforcement of their constitutional Green Amendment rights, just as we are doing in the states that have so far achieved these protections. Learn about our legal and advocacy successes, and our ongoing legal and advocacy efforts.
What is the Maine Amendment?
The Maine Green Amendment is a Bill of Rights Amendment that recognizes the protects the rights of all people in the state, including present and future generations, to clean water, clean air and a healthy environment.
Learn more about the history and progress of the Maine Green Amendment.
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Talk with Maya
Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of the Green Amendment movement & author of “The Green Amendment” book. She has also served as the Delaware Riverkeeper for over 27 years.
The Green Amendment
Learn about “The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment” – a book by Maya K. van Rossum.
“Invite me to speak, helping to inspire our nation to demand Pennsylvania’s promise of environmental protection for all.”
—Maya K. Van Rossum, Founder of the Green Amendment movement
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