New Jersey SCR43 proposes a constitutional amendment to guarantee environmental rights and make the State the trustee of public natural resources.
New Jersey SCR43 proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure every person's right to a clean and healthy environment, including pure water, clean air, and healthy habitats. The amendment would also require the State to protect and conserve public natural resources, such as waters, air, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, for the benefit of all people, including future generations. The State would serve as trustee of these resources, with a duty to conserve and maintain them.
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