Episode 189. BEST IN CLIMATE: Does Nature Have Rights? A Burgeoning Legal Movement Says Rivers, Forests and Wildlife Have Standing, Too by Katie Surma

Update: 2021-10-11

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Climate change and environmental destruction have inspired court cases around the country and the globe, aimed at protecting the natural world. Journalist Katie Surma gives us a brief history and provides us hope for Earth's future.

This story originally appeared in Inside Climate News and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.

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Episode 189. BEST IN CLIMATE: Does Nature Have Rights? A Burgeoning Legal Movement Says Rivers, Forests and Wildlife Have Standing, Too by Katie Surma

Rose Tenaglia Dunn- Climate Podcaster and Blogger

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Episode 189. BEST IN CLIMATE: Does Nature Have Rights? A Burgeoning Legal Movement Says Rivers, Forests and Wildlife Have Standing, Too by Katie Surma

Rose Tenaglia Dunn- Climate Podcaster and Blogger

Episode 189. BEST IN CLIMATE: Does Nature Have Rights? A Burgeoning Legal Movement Says Rivers, Forests and Wildlife Have Standing, Too by Katie Surma