Ballot Proposal 2 - Right to Clean Air, Clean Water, and a Healthful Environment

Summary

The proposed amendment to Article I of the New York Constitution would establish the right of each person to clean air and water and a healthful environment. Shall the proposed amendment be approved? The purpose of this proposal is to protect public health and the environment by adding the right of each person to clean air and water and a healthful environment to the Bill of Rights in Article I of the New York Constitution.

A "YES" vote supports amending the New York Constitution Bill of Rights to include the right to clean air, water, and a healthful environment.

A "NO" vote opposes amending the New York Constitution Bill of Rights to include the right to clean air, water, and a healthful environment.

Arguments

"All New Yorkers deserve access to clean drinking water, clean air, and a healthy environment ... That is why we are strongly encouraging union members across the state to approve this constitutional amendment in November. This amendment will not only protect our environment by promoting investment in our water infrastructure and new energy technologies, but it will also create solid middle-class jobs in the process." - Mario Cilento, New York State AFL-CIO, in support of Ballot Proposal 2 (Learn more)

"I"m all for clean air and clean water. Who isn"t? But in the face of ambiguity you will have distrust, you will have lawsuits, you will have costs, and I"m trying to avoid that." - Sen. Dan Stec, in opposition to Ballot Proposal 2 (Learn more)

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