Proposal for ‘Green’ Amendment to NJ Constitution Spurs Intense Debate

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It is a relatively simple proposition likely to spawn wide agreement: Everyone is entitled to a clean and healthy environment.

But the “green” amendment, a proposed addition to New Jersey’s Constitution, triggered nearly three hours of debate last week when it surfaced again before a legislative committee, six years after last having been voted out of a legislative committee.