Maya K. van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level.

Maya is the author of The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment, and the follow up book The Green Amendment: The People's Fight for a Clean, Safe, and Healthy Environment, which will be released in November 2022. Continue reading Maya’s bio at ASustainableMind.com/100

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In this episode, Marjorie and Maya discuss:

  • Is our environment actually protected under current legislation?
  • States that are getting environmental protection right and why
  • The one thing you should always do when speaking to local and state officials about the importance of environmental protections…hint: it involves the Constitution!
  • Maya’s new book!


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