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Ohio Residents Call On State Attorney General and 9 County Prosecuting Attorneys to Launch Criminal Investigations Into Radioactive Pollution in Waterways
Under a 2002 law, introducing radioactive elements into Ohio drinking water is a felony offense. Companies are violating this by spreading oil and gas waste…
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Chemical Trespass
Judge Rewards Corporation for Suing to Halt Implementation of Climate Ordinance, Orders Town to Pay Corporate Attorney Fees
As global carbon dioxide concentrations hit their highest level in 4 million years, a New Hampshire Judge has rewarded a local corporate actor in Nottingham…
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Corporate Agriculture
Toledo Residents Give Judge Chance to Enforce Lake Erie Bill of Rights, Demand Immediate Protection for Lake Erie, Including Ban on Factory Farms
Toledo residents in a lawsuit to enforce the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) filed a memorandum of opposition to the State of Ohio’s motion…
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News from the Grassroots
Ohio Residents Call On State Attorney General and 9 County Prosecuting Attorneys to Launch Criminal Investigations Into Radioactive Pollution in Waterways
Under a 2002 law, introducing radioactive elements into Ohio drinking water is a felony offense.…
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National TV: ‘The People vs. Agent Orange’ to Air on PBS Independent Lens June 28th
Tune in on Monday June 28, 2021 for the national airing of the award-winning film…
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Judge Rewards Corporation for Suing to Halt Implementation of Climate Ordinance, Orders Town to Pay Corporate Attorney Fees
As global carbon dioxide concentrations hit their highest level in 4 million years, a New…
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Clara Township Home Rule Commission Meets After Residents Vote To Consider New Government
Clara Township residents voted overwhelmingly to create a Home Rule Government Study Commission made up…
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Whose Constitution Is It?
Join CELDF attorney Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin for a presentation and discussion on the history and current…
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Toledo Residents Give Judge Chance to Enforce Lake Erie Bill of Rights, Demand Immediate Protection for Lake Erie, Including Ban on Factory Farms
Toledo residents in a lawsuit to enforce the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) filed…
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Fast Facts
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Rights of Nature
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[The Community Rights and Rights of Nature movement] is the beginning of a social movement that is greater than just the oil and gas industry, it is a potential game changer for all of corporate America.
Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico