What is a Green Amendment?
Green Amendments are self executing provisions added to the bill of rights section of a constitution that recognize and protect the rights of all people, including future generations, to pure water, clean air, a safe climate, and healthy environments.
What’s Happening in Oregon?
The Oregon Green Amendment movement is getting back on track!
Oregonians, inspired by recent legal successes in the three Green Amendment states of Pennsylvania, Montana and New York, are working to re-up and advance an Oregon Green Amendment in the coming year.
The Oregon Coalition for an Environmental Rights Amendment (OCERA) is a growing coalition focused on amending the Oregon Constitution to protect everyone’s right to a healthy environment and a stable climate by adding constitutional language that meets the Green Amendment definition and therefore ensures strongest constitutional protection. Green Amendments For The Generations is a proud member and partner of OCERA.
OCERA is a nonpartisan, grassroots effort dedicated to securing meaningful and enforceable environmental rights in the Oregon Constitution. To that end, OCERA is mobilizing quickly to offer information and opportunities for everyone to engage
In previous years, Senator Golden had put forth his version of a Green Amendment. While this version of the Green Amendment didn’t progress through the process, the foundation was laid for future success.
Stay tuned to see the language that, under OCERA’s leadership and with Green Amendments For The Generations input, is will soon be advanced.
Join The Movement For Your Environmental Rights:
If you want to join the movement and show your support for an Oregon Environmental Rights Amendment that meets all the criteria for a Green Amendment, sign the petition and be sure to share it with those in your circle of life.
As the movement grows more information will be added to the resources and action pages of this website and shared with you in regular online newsletters and action opportunities.
