Representative Elinor Levin has re-proposed the Iowa Green Amendment for consideration during the 2025 session. The amendment was first proposed in 2021; with each year the interest in Iowa’s amendment has grown.
The proposed amendment would add the following section to Article 1 of the Constitution of the State of Iowa:
“Every person has the right to a clean and healthy environment, including pure water, clean air, ecologically healthy habitats, and the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic, and aesthetic qualities of the environment. The state shall not infringe upon these rights by action or inaction. The state’s public natural resources, including its soils, waters, air, flora, fauna, climate, and public lands, are the common property of the people, including both present and future generations. As trustee of these resources, the state shall conserve, maintain, and restore these resources for the health and benefit of all the people. This section and the rights stated herein are self-executing and shall be in addition to any rights conferred by the public trust doctrine or common law.”
Organizations Supporting the Iowa Green Amendment include:
- Green State Solutions
- Indianola Green Team
- Green Dubuque
- Friends of the Mines of Spain
- Friends of Cedar Lake
- Green Amendments For The Generations
My organization would like to sign on in support of the Iowa Green Amendment in order to lift up environmental rights in our state so they are given highest constitutional protection. To sign on your organization in support, be listed on the website as a supporter, and start to learn more and engage sign up here.
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