143) Using litigation and the courts to protect human health and our planet with Earthjustice's Abbie Dillen
Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration
kaméa chayne
4.9 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 4 June 2019
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
Abigail Dillen is the President of Earthjustice, an organization that uses the courts to protect our environment and people’s health.
Throughout her career, she's litigated many precedent-setting cases that have held polluters accountable and cleared the way for clean energy nationally, which is why we're honored to be able to share her expertise and thought leadership with you on this podcast episode.
In this conversation, Abbie sheds light on the implication of nature's place within our society based on the values the United States was founded on; how litigation can support the environmental movement; how environmental policies, laws, and regulations differ and how we can get involved in them; and more.
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| 1:09.8 | If no one cares, it's hard for any winning lawsuit to change our society. |
| 1:14.8 | But when people do care, the law can be an incredible tool for social change and to check the kinds of injustices that we're seeing in this administration. |
| 1:28.6 | What is the implication of nature's place in society based on the values that the United |
| 1:33.6 | States was founded on? |
| 1:36.1 | How can litigation support the environmental movement and how do policies, laws, and regulations |
| 1:41.4 | differ and fit into this picture. |
| 1:46.7 | That's just the tip of the iceberg of what you'll hear today. |
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