Senators in Vermont have proposed an amendment to the state constitution that would guarantee a right to a clean environment.
The bill was sponsored by 15 senators and, if passed by the House, would go into effect in November 2022. Additionally, the amendment would have to go through a public vote that would require a majority to pass.
This amendment comes in the wake of President Donald Trump’s continuous rollbacks on federal environmental protections. A report from New York University has highlighted that the moves by the Trump administration have severely limited environmental protection:
