Recently, Justice BV Nagarathna has upheld the right to a safe and healthy environment as a part of Article 21 by reiterating its existing jurisprudence, including in Virender Gaur vs State of Haryana, where the right to life was expanded to include the hygienic environment as an integral facet of the right to a healthy life and which puts a …
Under a proposal in the California Legislature, voters could weigh in on an amendment to add rights to clean air, clean water and a healthy environment to the state constitution. Under a proposal moving through the Legislature, voters would decide whether to add one sentence to the state constitution’s Declaration of Rights: “The people shall have a right to clean …
