The new Environmental Rights Amendment was adopted on November 2, 2021. The amendment adds Section 19 to Article I of the New York State Constitution and provides, “Each person shall have a right to clean air and water, and to a healthful environment.” The amendment is effective January 2022. The Environmental Rights Amendment is part of Article I, the New York Bill of Rights. As set forth in a blog, “E2 Law Blog” written by David Mandelbaum, Esq. and Steven C. Russo, Esq. on November 8, 2021, the Bill of… read more
November 9, 2021