Climate victory in Montana a lesson for Florida
A constitutional right to clean water for all Floridians has never been more important.
Young Floridian aims to save wetlands: Constitutional right to clean water is the way
A right to clean and healthy waters can protect Florida's wetlands when recently weakened federal protections can’t.
Youth climate case is a lesson for Floridians about constitutional environmental rights
Montana has a right to a “clean and healthy environment” as declared in a 1972 amendment to the state's constitution.
Tallahassee looking to create a constitutional right to fish – in dirty water
The Legislature is looking to restrict the rights of citizens from having any impact upon the quality of Florida waters...
Florida needs a constitutional right to clean water to cleanse our polluted waters and protect us from our state legislators
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network I had never seen anything like it when it comes to petition-gathering:...
New York court case is a potent example of what a clean water amendment could accomplish in Florida
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network Here’s what Floridians need to know about the first lawsuit involving New...
Nature helps us heal. Are we willing to help heal nature?
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network I live in Cape Coral in Southwest Florida and many residents call...
Faith communities have significant role in restoring Florida waters
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network “Soil, water, mountains: everything is, as it were, a caress of God,”...
Clean water is fundamental to America’s ‘scheme of ordered liberty’
By Joseph Bonasia, the Florida Rights of Nature Network The whole point of rights is that they are too important...
Clean waters merit the protection only a fundamental right can provide
By Joseph Bonasia, Florida Rights of Nature Network If, in Florida, Mother Nature were a woman, she’d have the telltale...
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