Joining Other States, California Advances Constitutional ‘Green’ Amendment

California lawmakers are advancing a proposed constitutional amendment declaring that people living in the state have a “right to clean air and water and a healthy environment,” the latest in a growing number of states where environmentalists and supportive officials are seeking to adopt so-called “Green” amendments to their state constitutions. But the effort in California is facing pushback from industry groups and water agencies that fear the measure, if approved by voters in November, will lead to a wave...