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What if nature, like corporations, had the rights and protections of a person?

  • Written by Chip Colwell, Lecturer on Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver
imageThe forest around Lake Waikaremoana in New Zealand has been given legal status of a person because of its cultural significance.Paul Nelhams/flickr, CC BY-SA

In recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court has solidified the concept of corporate personhood. Following rulings in such cases as Hobby Lobby and Citizens United, U.S. law has established that...

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