Blue Ridge Public Radio: Indigenous activists say Haw River should be a legal entity
August 10, 2023
The Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights (CDER) assisted the Native American Caucus of the North Carolina Democratic Party with drafting the Rights of the Haw River Ecosystem Act, H.B. 795, which was introduced into the North Carolina legislature in April.
The legislation would – for the first time in the U.S. – secure the legal rights of an ecosystem in state law.
Celeste Gracia, of Blue Ridge Public Radio, recently wrote about the legislation - check out the full article here.
Read our press release on the Rights of the Haw River Legislation Introduced in North Carolina.
