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267. How Communities Are Using Their Constitution to Fight Data Centers w/ Maya van Rossum
Today, Matt speaks with Maya van Rossum, founder of Green Amendments For The Generations and the Delaware Riverkeeper, about putting the right to clean air, pure water and a healthy environment into state constitutions. Maya tells the story of how she and seven municipalities challenged Pennsylvania's pro-fracking law using a constitutional right that had been ignored for 40 years, and won at the state Supreme Court in 2013. She explains what makes a Green Amendment different from the environmental laws already on the books, why it was the key to the youth climate win in Held v. Montana, and…
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