In Lane County, Ore., an attempt to grant rights to nature — specifically, to grant “watersheds” the right to “exist, flourish, regenerate and naturally evolve, free from contamination and degradation,” was rejected by voters, 63–37.

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Why did this attempt fail where nature rights referenda have elsewhere have succeeded? Because opponents took it seriously. From the Your Oregon News story:

Rob Dickinson, spokesperson for proponents of the measure, attributed its defeat to the ubiquity of advertisements raising fears about the........

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