179: Green Amendments for a Sustainable Future with Maya van Rossum

<p>In this episode, we talk to Maya van Rossum. She is the founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to securing constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights. She has been a passionate advocate for the health of the Delaware River and its tributaries for over 30 years as the Delaware Riverkeeper. She was a lead petitioner in the landmark Robinson Township case and has testified multiple times before US Congressional Committees. She is also the author of The Green Amendment, Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment, which won the 2018 Living Now Evergreen Awards GOLD in the Nature Conservation category.</p><p>During this episode we looked at what green amendments are and how we can secure our right to an environmental future and what it takes to be the voice of a river.&nbsp;</p><p><span class="ql-size-large">Links from the episodes:</span></p><p><a href="https://www.penguin.com.au/books/braiding-sweetgrass-9780141991955" target="_blank">Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass</a></p><p><a href="http://envlaw.com.au/sharma/" target="_blank">Sharma vs Minister for Environment case in Australia. </a></p><p><a href="https://forthegenerations.org/the-green-amendment/" target="_blank">The Green Amendment book</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Spring" target="_blank">Silent Spring by Rachel Carson</a></p><p>Where can people find Maya?</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/maya.k.vanrossum" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mayakvanrossum/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-van-rossum-21803114/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/MayaKvanRossum" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://forthegenerations.org/the-green-amendment/" target="_blank">Website</a></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>KEY TAKE AWAY</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center">“<span style="color: windowtext;background-color: transp