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Arguments In Support Of A Constitutional Right To Atmospheric Integrity, Elizabeth Fuller Valentine
Arguments In Support Of A Constitutional Right To Atmospheric Integrity, Elizabeth Fuller Valentine
Pace Environmental Law Review
As used in this paper, “atmospheric integrity” refers to the interrelated physical, chemical, and biological processes on planet Earth that enable human and non-human life now and in the future and recognizes that modern civilization has developed within the relatively stable, current geologic period known as the Holocene. I chose to focus on atmospheric integrity, rather than more broadly on environmental integrity, because the health of terrestrial and aquatic habitats is inextricably tied to atmospheric stability. This assertion is not meant to minimize the multitude of harms impacting land and water. It is just that the magnitude of the climate …