Resources
NJ Green Amendment Informational Resources
Review these resources to understand how NJ Green Amendment will bring essential protections to New Jersey’s environments and communities; scroll down to find even more:
- NJ Green Amendment Points of Importance
- NJ Green Amendment Frequently Asked Questions & the Answers
- NJ Green Amendment For Environmental Justice, Community Protection & Health
- NJ Green Amendment – Bringing Constitutional Strength for Environmental Justice
- NJ Green Amendment & How It Helps Address The Climate Crisis
Watch the NJ Senate Environment & Energy Committee Hearing, March 7, 2024 – Full Hearing Video
Learn better from video?
- Watch as NJ Senator Andrew Zwicker & Green Amendments Founder Maya van Rossum talk, popcorn style, about the values & implications of the NJ Green Amendment.
An Emmy Nominated Show
Here’s The Story, an Emmy nominated show that premiered in 2011 and is produced by acclaimed journalist Steve Rogers, is now featuring a two part show featuring the Green Amendment movement. The show joins Maya as she explores the history of the Green Amendment movement and meets with environmental, political and legal leaders key to the movements past, present and future. Among those interviewed is NJ Governor Phil Murphy, PA Senator Franklin Kury who originally conceived of the idea for PA, and the chief justice who wrote the iconic opinion that helped launch the movement.
You can watch the show, see Facebook live chats with some of the key players, and see the full interviews that were conducted as part of the show here: Here’s the Story: The Green Amendment.
Resources from NJ Youth Leaders
NJ Youth are passionate about securing constitutional environmental rights for both present and future generations. Check out these helpful youth lead resources:
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The Green Amendment Concept
- The Green Amendment, Securing Our Rights to a Healthy Environment—The Book
- What is a Green Amendment
- Checklist of the Essential Elements of a Green Amendment
- Green Amendment Frequently Asked Questions & Their Answers
- Demanding and Defending Your Rights to Clean Air, Clean Water, & a Healthy Environment
- Green Amendments: Giving Constitutional Power to Environmental Justice
- How To Implement & Apply a Green Amendment
- ELI Dialogue: Green Amendments, Vehicles for Environmental Justice, Panel, Fall 2021
- Protections Offered with Trust Language in a Green Amendment
- Using Green Amendments to Strengthen Environmental Justice
- Benefits of a Constitutional Provision Protecting Environmental Rights
- Green Amendments, Properly Placed and Written, Are A Restraint On Governmental Authority – Article By Team of Attorneys that Successfully Argued PA Case
- The Green Amendment: An Idea Whose Time It Has Always Been, by Gerald J. Williams, Esq.
Understanding and Implementing a Green Amendment in New Jersey
- NJ Green Amendment Points of Importance
- NJ Green Amendment Frequently Asked Questions & the Answers
- NJ Green Amendment For Environmental Justice, Community Protection & Health
- NJ Green Amendment – Bringing Constitutional Strength for Environmental Justice
- NJ Green Amendment & How It Helps Address The Climate Crisis
- NJ Green Amendment – What Your Community May Want to Better Know & Understand
- Model Resolution Language to guide your own community’s resolution of support
- NJ Legal Expert Discusses the Intersection of a Green Amendment & Existing NJ Legal Precedent for Advancing Needed & Environmentally Protective Development.
Webinars & Video Content
- NJ Senate Environment and Energy Committee Hearing, March 7, 2024 – Full Hearing
- The Green Amendment Films Series
- The NJ Green Amendment: A New Tool for Environmental Protection & Justice
- Short Video: What is a Green Amendment?
- Facebook Live with Senator Kip Bateman
- NJSSC Student Training
- BBPBNJ Legislator Webinar – Youth Voices on the Green Amendment
- Legislative Briefing: 50th Anniversary of PA’s Green Amendment
- The Impact of Pennsylvania Green Amendments on Decisionmaking in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment in Practice
- Here’s the Story: Rivers — PBS/NJTV
- NYWEA: A NY Constitutional Amendment
- A New York Green Amendment Webinar Series
- More video content available on Youtube
- Watch & Listen: press, podcast, & media content
Resources for Securing Municipal Resolutions of Support
- 2023 NJ Green Amendment Model Resolution Template
- Municipal Resolution Outreach Flyer
- Passed Resolution: Village of Ridgewood
- Passed Resolution: Borough of Metuchen
- Passed Resolution: Burlington County
- Passed Resolution: Sierra Club – New Jersey Chapter
- Passed Resolution: Essex County Board of Freeholders
- Passed Resolution: Medical Society of New Jersey
- Passed Resolution: Borough of Cape May Point
- Passed Resolution: Aberdeen Township
- Passed Resolution: Borough Bradley Beach Resolution
- Passed Resolution: Franklin Township (Somerset County)
- Passed Resolution: Franklin Township (Hunterdon County)
- Passed Resolution: Municipality of Princeton
- Passed Resolution: Borough of Fair Lawn
Resources for Teachers/Educators
- Green Amendment Teacher Guide (Print | Screen)
- Student Guide and more available
- Virtual Canoe Race – Online educational adventure game that teaches Geography, History, and Science in a trivia contest format
- Article: How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change — & Why You Have To
How Green Amendments Are Making a Difference Where They Exist
Free Resources for Educators
Working with experienced scientists and lawyers as well as classroom teachers and a curriculum specialist, GAFTG developed a free downloadable Teacher’s Guide which complements the book, The Green Amendment: Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment. This curriculum is designed to engage and challenge students both with class work and community involvement.
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