Wisconsin Examiner: Republican legislators propose bill to prevent local ‘rights of nature’ ordinances
CDER’s Mari Margil: “As environmental crises deepen, supporters of the bill are trying to make it harder to protect the environment”
Source: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Henry Redman @henryredrobin of the Wisconsin Examiner reports on efforts by Republican state legislators in Wisconsin to prohibit local communities from protecting the rights of nature.
This effort to preempt local control - by banning communities from establishing a higher level of environmental protection than is in place at the state or federal level - is increasing across the U.S. This blatant attempt to restrict democratic rights demonstrates the critical link between protecting local self-governance and environmental protection.