282) Maya van Rossum: Transforming politics with environmental constitutionalism

Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration

kaméa chayne

Nature, Alternative Health, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Health & Fitness, Science

4.9 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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About Maya van Rossum:

Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations (Instagram @GreenAmendments; Twitter @GreenAmendments), a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. van Rossum is also the Delaware Riverkeeper, leading the watershed-based advocacy organization, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, for 25 years in its efforts to protect the health of the Delaware River and its tributaries.

Maya was a lead petitioner in the 2013 landmark Robinson Township, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et. al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania case that breathed new life into Pennsylvania’s long ignored environmental rights amendment. A skilled activist, attorney, strategist, and community organizer, she was named in 2020 as a River Hero by River Network, in 2019 as one of Philadelphia Business Journal’s Power 100, and One Of The “10 Most Influential People of 2015” when It Comes to Energy Issues by SNL Energy.

Maya is the author of The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment, which was selected as the 2018 Living Now Evergreen Awards GOLD Winner in the Nature Conservation category. Since launching Green Amendments For The Generations, constitutional amendments have been proposed in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Vermont, and West Virginia.

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1:09.8	Our current system of environmental protection laws and government here in the United States of America is truly fundamentally failing us.
1:17.7	And that's because the way the laws are written and the way the laws are implemented, they are written in a way that accepts pollution and environmental degradation as a foregone conclusion.
1:33.6	Hey, it's Kamea Shane and this is Green Dreamer, a podcast exploring our paths to holistic healing,
1:40.9	eco-regeneration, and true abundance and wellness for all. This is a community-backed show,
1:46.7	so if you value our work, you can support us at patreon.com slash greendreamer or through purchasing
1:53.1	our fundraising planners at greendreamer.com slash shop. Today we have with us here, Maya Van Rossum,
2:04.0	the founder of Green Amendments for the Generations, which is a grassroots nonprofit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure
2:10.0	constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state in the U.S.
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