Lane County’s watersheds provide drinking water, irrigation for farms, and habitat for fish and wildlife. Yet these waterways face increasing threats from pollution, overuse, and…
Columbus Free Press: There is Much We Can Do – How a Columbus Anti-Preemption City Charter Amendment Would Interfere with the American War Machine
The folks in Columbus, Ohio with their anti-preemption city charter amendment, are attacking the structure of American law which protects the American war machine, the…
ZNet Articles: Capitalism’s Missing Persons – Disappearing the Homeless, Immigrants, Native and Rural Communities, To Complete the Enclosure of the Commons
Disappearing the Homeless, Immigrants, Native and Rural Communities, To Complete the Enclosure of the Commons
CELDF’s 2025 Mid-year Impact Report
CELDF’s 2025 Mid-Year Impact Report Get Caught Up. Spread the Word. Give Generously. Celebrate CELDF’s 30th Anniversary!
CounterPunch: Moving Beyond Protest
July 22, 2025 by Kai Huschke Protests over the last 6 years The sheer number of protests in the first six months of 2025 resulting…
Press Release: “Solidarity Against Tyranny” Brings Together Activists from the Philippines and Appalachia
On July 21st, a special live streaming event will bring together grassroots activists from these places to share their experiences of repression and resistance. The event,…
Online Event: Solidarity Against Tyranny: Frontline Resistance Insights from the Philippines and Appalachian South
On July 21st at 6pm PDT / 9pm EDT, we invite you to join us for a special event, “Solidarity Against Tyranny,” to help answer…
Press Release: Columbus, Ohio Residents Strike Back Against “Liquidation of the Right to Local Self-Determination”
COLUMBUS, OH – What can a community do when the democratic process itself has been outlawed? That’s the question facing residents of Ohio.
Press Release: “Can You Handle the Truth?” New Book Features Voices of Dissent and Radical Solutions
Contact: Tish O’Dell, CELDF Consulting Director Tish@CELDF.org 440-552-6774 For Immediate Release A collection of essays that confront the root causes of the interconnected ecological and…
CELDF now on Substack: Truth, Reckoning, and Right Relationship
Announcing Truth and Reckoning on Substack, a project of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF). We’re launching this Substack newsletter as we celebrate our…
CELDF Publication: Can You Handle the Truth? E-book and Paperback
Can You Handle the Truth? – Essays of Hard Truths Aimed at Right Relationship with Earth and Each Other Can You Handle the Truth? is…
From Standing Rock to the Endangered Species Act: Why the Environmental Movement Can’t Afford More “Victories” That Will Utterly Undo Us
Feature photo by Pax Ahimsa Gethen We are long past the time when we can afford to settle for Pyrrhic victories Despite growing awareness of…
Counter Punch: CELDF and the Rights of Nature
There is a critical need for a movement to recognize nature as a legal entity with rights. Just as human rights are enshrined in law…
Press Release: “A Slap in the Face” — Rights of Nature Advocates Silenced at the United Nations
Dozens of activists for the rights of nature who traveled to the United Nations to participate in a high-level meeting were unexpectedly barred from speaking…
Lake Erie is Talking but We Aren’t Listening
Regional environmental leader Tish O’Dell spoke to Cleveland State students about the legal system’s failure to protect nature and the urgent need for cultural change.
Rolling Stone: The Environment Is Under Attack. The Rights of Nature Movement Can Save It
Grant Township’s 2014 Rights of Nature law became the first such piece of legislation to be enforced by a state, with the Pennsylvania Department of…
Press Release: “A Bright Spot Amidst the Chaos” – From New York to Minnesota, the Rights of Nature are Growing
Today, April 22nd (Earth Day), advocates for the New York bill have been invited to the United Nations to address a high-level meeting on harmony…
Salon: Take back the night – Establishing a “right to darkness” could save our night skies
Voluntary standards for light pollution, like voluntary standards for much else where profit and community or ecosystem well-being might be at odds, have a habit…
Interview on the Great Lakes and NY State Waters Bill of Rights: Does Nature Have Rights?
This interview was conducted by the Environmental Coffeehouse welcoming Ben Price, CELDF Education Director & Tish O’Dell, Consulting Director of Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund…
Project Censored: Conversations on Environmental Justice, Abolition, and the Future We Build
In the first part of the program, author and Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund’s education director Ben Price joins the program to talk about his…
Common Dreams: New Bill to Recognize Legal Rights of All Water Bodies in New York State
“Great Lakes and State Waters Bill of Rights” introduced in New York State Assembly BUFFALO – What if bodies of water were guaranteed the kinds of…
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