Resources

The House Judiciary Committee is posting a minor modification to the language before its 2.8.22 hearing. Wondering if this is good or bad? Want to know what it is? You can find the language here and also learn that Green Amendments For The Generations and the New Mexico Environmental Law Center support the change by reviewing our joint statement: GAFTG NMELC statement 2.8.22 re House Judiciary substitute.

The House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Committee posted an amendment before its 2.5.22 hearing. You can review the text here. Wondering if this is good or bad? Green Amendments For The Generations and the New Mexico Environmental Law Center offer this joint statement for how and why this new language is equally powerful as the original.

Use these as a starting place for getting educated and educating others: NM Green Amendment Talking Points 2022
Answers to some of your pressing questions can be found on our NM Green Amendment Frequently Asked Questions & Answers 2022
What to understand more? Here are responses to some NM Green Amendment Additional FAQs 2022
Learn more about the benefits of the NM Green Amendment for addressing the climate crisis from our NM Green Amendment Climate FAQs
Check out & share this video short to get inspired & inspire others.

Here’s The Story, an Emmy nominated show that premiered in 2011 and is produced by acclaimed journalist Steve Rogers, is now featuring a two part show featuring the Green Amendment movement. The show joins Maya as she explores the history of the Green Amendment movement and meets with environmental, political and legal leaders key to the movements past, present and future. Among those interviewed is NJ Governor Phil Murphy, PA Senator Franklin Kury who originally conceived of the idea for PA, and the chief justice who wrote the iconic opinion that helped launch the movement.

You can watch the show, see Facebook live chats with some of the key players, and see the full interviews that were conducted as part of the show here: Here’s the Story: The Green Amendment.

A webinar hosted by Indivisible Nob Hill and Green Amendments For The Generations to discuss NM’s most pressing environmental issues and how a Green Amendment could help provide a solution.

Nuclear issues in New Mexico, in particular waste storage plans in Lea County by Holtec International, presented by Leona Morgan and Eileen Shaughnessy
Health impacts of methane pollution, presented by Mario Atencio
A Green Amendment as a solution, presented by Green Amendments For the Generations founder Maya van Rossum.

Watch the recording of this Zoominar – use the password: 5L@Zv5=$ to access.

Pennsylvania:

Robinson Twp, Delaware Riverkeeper Network et.al. v. Commonwealth : pro-fracking law defeated as unconstitutional
PEDF v. Commonwealth: misappropriation of environmental funds secured through fracking leases on public lands a constitutional concern
Delaware Riverkeeper Network v. PADEP re Bishop Tube: failure of state to act to address decades of high level site contamination is a constitutional concern
Marple Township Commissioners Rely on Art 1 Section 27: reject damaging development that would have devastated treasured woodland, the Don Guanella Woods
Center Coalfield Justice v. PADEP : longwall coal mining permit revision unlawful as constitutional violation
Friends of Lackawanna v. PADEP : landfill renewal permit ordered modified to address historic groundwater contamination
PA Attorney General Empanels Grand Jury to investigate systemic failures of government regards to the environmental and community impacts fracking
PA Attorney General is routinely using the PA Green Amendment to support environmental protection efforts
Gov Wolf Vetoes lawthat prohibited communities from instituting plastic ban protections
PA Public Utilities Commission re Transource Powerline: PUC Administrative Law Judge recommends denial of powerline approval that later adopted by the PUC Commissioners.
PEDF IV: Supreme Court speaks to the constitutional environmental rights of future generations.

Montana:

MEIC v. Montana DEQ : industrial gold mining permit rescinded for failure to consider and protect natural resources
Cape France Enterprises v. Estate of Peed: court rejected ordering specific performance of a drilling contract that could have contaminated groundwater supply
Park Cty Envtl Council & Greater Yellowstone Coalition v. MT DEA & Lucky Minerals: gold mining exploration license vacated and state law deemed unconstitutional for exempting activities from essential environmental reviews.