CT HJ00007

Proposes amending Article First of the Connecticut Constitution to establish an individual right to clean and healthy air, water, soil, ecosystems, environment, and a safe and stable climate for public health, safety, and general welfare

Requires the state to protect environmental rights equitably for all people regardless of race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, gender, socioeconomic status, or geography

Designates the state as trustee of all natural resources—including waters, air, flora, fauna, soils, and climate—with a duty to conserve, protect, and maintain them for present and future generations

Prohibits diversion of funds supporting the state's trustee obligations to non-trust purposes

Establishes these environmental rights as equivalent to all other inalienable rights, allowing Connecticut residents to directly invoke and enforce them