Southern Oregon Climate Action Now part of coalition to put amendment before voters
Tony Boom, May 28th 2024, RV-Times
Southern Oregon Climate Action Now has joined a coalition that seeks to add an environmental rights amendment to the state constitution though a vote of the people.
“Many people haven’t heard of this idea and don’t understand why it is necessary,” said Alan Journet, co-facilitator of SOCAN.
Journet said government has a responsibility to manage natural resources such as air and water for current and future generations in a public trust doctrine, he said.
Peter Fargo, a spokesperson with OCERA, said, “We are forming the coalition. We are reaching out to interested partners across the state. We are just getting started.
