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The ‘new’ human right to a healthy environment is being taken to court—and that may be a good thing
The right to a healthy environment is being used to challenge government policies on climate change, logging and mining For more than 50 years, the ability to live in a healthy environment has been recognised as fundamental to human rights. And while the …