Do Floridians have a right to clean water? Advocates working to change the state constitution

Free speech, religion, assembly, work: Many Floridians know those rights are guarantees by their federal and state constitutions. But the right to clean water? Nowhere to be found.

A group of clean water advocates is working to change that.

On Thursday, they announced a drive to get the “Right to Clean and Healthy Waters” added as a state constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot. To qualify, the amendment needs 891,589 signed and verified petitions.

“Everybody deserves the right to clean water,” says organizer Joe Bonasia. “We do not currently have it.”