How the Debt Ceiling Deal Undermines Critical Environmental Protections With Maya van Rossum

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Personal Journals, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Several acts were put in place by the government to ensure that the environment is well-protected and benefits every single citizen adequately. But because of the debt ceiling deal, these are not being implemented to their fullest. Corinna Bellizzi speaks once again with Maya van Rossum of Green Amendments For the Generations. This time, they discuss how the debt ceiling deal undermines critical environmental protections. The two explain how it hinders people from enjoying clean water and air, as well as puts endangered species at more risk. They talk about the needed work at the federal level to make a real change in this matter and finally create a Green Amendment in the US Constitution. Maya also highlights a glimmer of hope happening in Montana, where youth plaintiffs are fighting against climate change and demanding their constitutional right for a healthful environment.

About Guest:

Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit inspiring constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. She is also the Delaware Riverkeeper, leading the 4 state, watershed-based advocacy organization, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, for 30 years. Since launching her national Green Amendment movement, New York passed a Green Amendment in 2021, with proposals advancing in 12 additional states. She authored the book The Green Amendment, The People’s Fight For a Clean, Safe & Healthy Environment which was released in its second edition in November 2022.

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-van-rossum-21803114/

Guest Website: https://forthegenerations.org/

Guest Social: https://twitter.com/MayaKvanRossum

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0:00.0	We got to do what we can at the federal level because there's a lot of power at the federal
0:03.2	level. We see that. But there's also a lot of power at the state level when it comes to
0:07.4	environmental protection. There's a lot of that respect and that power at the state level is
0:12.3	literally built into the legal system in place here in the United States of America when it comes
0:17.8	to environmental protection. And so one of the things that we can do
0:22.5	is we can grab hold of our state constitutions and the Bill of Rights section of those
0:28.6	constitutions called the Declaration of Rights section in some states. And we can use our power as people
0:36.1	to work the process to get added to that Bill of Rights Declaration
0:41.2	of Rights section of the Constitution, a right of the people, as you said, to pure water,
0:46.3	clean air, a stable climate and healthy environments, and ensure those rights are given the same
0:51.4	most powerful protection as we give to other fundamental rights.
0:55.6	Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact
1:01.8	of conscious companies and everyday heroes. Hear inspiring stories from those who put people
1:07.6	and planet before profit and personal gain. You'll learn how you can make a
1:11.5	difference. Vote with your dollars and get involved today. Here's your host, Karina Belizzi.
1:19.4	Hello, fellow do-goaters and friends. I'm your host, Karina Belizzi. Today, I'm thrilled to get
1:24.9	back to the topic of climate activism with someone we've connected with before, Maya Van Rossum.
1:30.3	Maya is the founder of Green Amendments for the Generations, a grassroots nonprofit-inspiring constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level.
1:42.8	She is also the Delaware Riverkeeper leading the
1:45.7	four state watershed-based advocacy organization, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, for over 30
1:51.5	years. Since launching her national Green Amendment movement, New York passed a Green Amendment in
1:56.9	2021, with proposals advancing in 12 additional states. She authored the book, and I'm going to pick it up here,
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