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Environmental Rights in State Constitutions

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However, the constitutions of six states do have provisions with explicit environmental rights – Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. State of Montana , a suit brought by some of the same lawyers involved in Juliana. The court therefore allowed the litigation to proceed.

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