New Jersey voters may soon decide whether they have a right to a clean environment
by Wayne Parry
Mar 14, 2024
3 minutes
New Jersey, known as much for its beaches and blueberries as for the chemical plants and refineries that line some of its major highways, is considering asking voters a fundamental question: Should the state guarantee its citizens the right to a clean environment?
A bill making its way through the state Legislature would put a question on the November general election ballot asking, “Do you approve amending the Constitution to grant every person the right to a clean and healthy environment?”
Environmentalists say the move,
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