The rights provided to us by the Constitution are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (not happiness guaranteed).
If you have an economic “right”, I am obligated to provide that to you at my own personal expense. Which is why multiplying economic rights is nothing more than a grab for my wallet. It is the non-productive stealing from the pockets of the productive.
GENEVA (1 June 2018) – Speaking ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, the head of UN Environment* and the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment** issued a statement urging the United Nations to recognise the human right to a healthy environment.
“We believe that the historic moment has arrived for the United Nations to recognise the human right to a healthy environment at the global level.
The interdependence between human rights and the environment has become undeniable. A healthy environment is necessary for the full enjoyment of human rights, including the rights to life, health, food, water and development. At the same time, the exercise of human rights such as information, participation, remedy, and freedom of expression and association, is critical for the protection of a healthy environment.
OHCHR | World Environment Day – 5 June 2018
“It’s time we all recognise the human right to a healthy environment” GENEVA (1 June 2018) – Speaking ahead of World Environment Day on 5 June, the head of UN Environment* and the Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment** issued a statement urging the United Nations to recognise the human right to a healthy environment.