Illinois Constitution, Article 11, Section 2
- Policy Category: Drinking Water
- State: Illinois
- Date Implemented:
1970
The state’s constitution includes a section on environmental rights, which says, “Each person has the right to a healthful environment. Each person may enforce this right against any party, governmental or private, through appropriate legal proceedings subject to reasonable limitation and regulation as the General Assembly may provide by law.”
- Action Agency(ies): Legislative responsibility
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