Does the Mississippi River have rights?
Those who want to give the Mississippi River legal standing say natural entities such as rivers, trees and wildlife have the same rights as humans and thus have legal standing in a court of law. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
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The Great Plains Action Society’s Walk for River Rights was the centerpiece of a three-day summit last month for organizers from in the Mississippi River basin, who, among other things, want to grant the river legal standing.
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This story is a product of the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an editorially independent reporting network based at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in partnership with Report For America and funded by the Walton Family Foundation.
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