Episode 189. BEST IN CLIMATE: Does Nature Have Rights? A Burgeoning Legal Movement Says Rivers, Forests and Wildlife Have Standing, Too by Katie Surma

<p>Climate change and environmental destruction have inspired court cases around the country and the globe, aimed at protecting the natural world. Journalist <a href= "https://insideclimatenews.org/profile/katie-surma/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Katie Surma</a> gives us a brief history and provides us hope for Earth's future.</p> <p><em>This story originally appeared in <a href= "https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19092021/rights-of-nature-legal-movement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Inside Climate News</a> and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.</em></p>