by #JuanpabloRamirezFranco in #NorthernPublicRadio:

"The idea is that natural entities like rivers, trees and wildlife have the same rights as humans and thus have legal standing in a court of law. Natural entities, the legal principle holds, constitute living beings with legally enforceable rights to exist that transcend the category of property."

https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2023-05-30/does-the-mississippi-river-have-rights

#MississippiRiver #Mississippi #IndigenousRights #pollution #water #environment