"We have reached a critical tipping point in our fight for the environment: Corporations profit off climate change, natural disasters devastate homes, and the most vulnerable suffer the health effects of pollution. Yet our laws are designed to accommodate this destruction rather than prevent it. Without government support, it's no wonder people feel powerless. But there is a solution. In The Green Amendment, veteran environmentalist Maya K. van Rossum presents her radically simple plan for a green future: bypass local laws and turn to the ultimate authority--our state and federal constitutions--to ensure we have the right to a healthy environment."-- Provided by publisher.

Acknowledgments -- Foreword by Mark Ruffalo -- Foreword by Kerri Evelyn Harris -- 1. My Green Amendment Epiphany -- 2. Living in the Sacrifice Zone -- 3. The Right to a Healthy Environment -- 4. Fracking Away Our Future -- 5. Wasted -- 6. The Paving of America -- 7. Confronting the Climate Crisis -- 8. Ending Environmental Racism -- 9. You're Not Expendable! -- 10. Can We Afford a Green Amendment? -- 11. Fighting for a Green Amendment -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.