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

Law Columbia

According to the “Rights of Nature” doctrine, an ecosystem is entitled to legal personhood status and as such, has the right to defend itself in a court of law against harms, including environmental degradation caused by a specific development project or even by climate change. By Tiffany Challe*. Photo by Mark Koch on Unsplash.

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Climate Action for Earth Day

Legal Planet

Earth Day is a perfect day to register to vote and to make sure people in your life are registered—and fully aware of what’s at stake in Election 2024. The first Earth Day in 1970 saw teach-ins, walkouts, and demonstrations grab the participation of 20 million Americans—about 10 percent of the total U.S.

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Policy News: May 9, 2022

ESA

Blog post: Accounting for Nature on Earth Day 2022. White House Fact Sheet: President Biden Signs Executive Order to Strengthen America’s Forests, Boost Wildfire Resilience, and Combat Global Deforestation. 4083 ) to overhaul the country’s hardrock mining law. Martin Heinrich introduced legislation ( H.R.

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