You know, in 1971, the state passed a constitutional amendment, Article 1, Section 27. It says in pertinent part that The people have a right to clean air, pure water, into the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and aesthetic values of the environment. That's the opening line of the, the constitutional amendment. And it goes on to talk about the, the commonwealth as a trustee of those resources. (09:19–09:29)
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Asserts that Pennsylvania's constitutional amendment grants rights to environmental preservation.
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