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The Rights of Nature — Can an Ecosystem Bear Legal Rights?

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In 2010, the City Council of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania unanimously passed an ordinance recognizing the Rights of Nature as part of a ban on shale gas drilling and fracking. The court ordered the government to develop and implement action plans to address deforestation. Colombia : Future Generations v. Ministry of the Environment.

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February 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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452044/2018 (N.Y. Supreme Court of Mexico Rejected Ethanol Fuel Content Hike, Citing Precautionary Principle and Right to a Healthy Environment. In reaching this conclusion, the Court cited the right to consultation in environmental matters as well as the precautionary principle. Exxon Mobil Corp. ,

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