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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. By Tiffany Challe*. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash.