Activists in Southern Illinois are getting ready for a fight to ban fracking in Johnson County. They launched a ballot initiative to urge the county…
CELDF Publication: “A Democracy Playbook” – CELDF’s Community Primer
The Primer walks you through the typical scenarios of what you can expect when a corporate project wants to come to town like elected officials saying their hands are tied or that if we just present all the information about how bad this thing is the powers that be will have to stop it.
National Catholic Reporter: Nature’s rights gain some legal standing
At the Global Rights of Nature Summit in Otavalo, Ecuador, CELDF representatives and other organizations gather to call for the advancement of the Rights of…
FAQs – Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling on Act 13
Q. Does the Act 13 ruling ban fracking in Pennsylvania? A. No. The Act 13 ruling allows municipal governments to return to their status prior…
Pennsylvania’s Act 13 – Fracking
On December 19, 2013, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court found much of Act 13 unconstitutional. CELDF issued a press statement and FAQs
CELDF partner in Rights of Nature work, Fundacion Pachamama, Shut Down by Ecuadorian Government
CELDF partner, Fundacion Pachamama, was shut down this week by the Ecuadorian government. Learn more on how you can help.
Local Officials Standing Up to Protect Their Communities from Fracking
As Mora County, NM, and Lafayette, CO, face oil and gas industry challenges to their Community Bills of Rights banning fracking, we are re-posting an…
East Boulder County United statement on COGA’s lawsuit against Lafayette’s Community Rights initiative
Faced with the loss of four democratic votes against oil and gas development across the Front Range this November, the Colorado Oil and Gas Association…
Ohio and Colorado Voters Adopt Community Bills of Rights
On Election Day, voters in an Ohio and a Colorado community enacted Community Bills of Rights to secure the right to local self-government and to…
CELDF’s Northwest Community Rights Organizer Kai Huschke speaks on Washington’s Initiative I-517, on the ballot 11/5. Click here to listen.
Initiative 517 is an initiative on initiatives, designed to make it easier to qualify initiatives for the ballot. I-517 would expand the time allotted to…
Live Debate On I-517: The Initiative On Initiatives
Steve Scher talks with both sides of the initiative in a live debate: Kai Huschke, an organizer for the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, and…
October 2013 CELDF Update
Updates from Oregon to Austraila in this month's CELDF's newsletter.
September 2013 CELDF Update
Ohio communities ban fracking, CELDF in Australia and new Democracy schools starting up.
Frack-Backers Launch Preemptive Strikes against Democracy Attempt to Kill the Initiative Process
“It’s Already Been Decided? Who Decided That?”
WNTK Talk Radio 99.7 FM: ‘Live and Local’ with Ben Sarro interviewing Steve Kudlik of Grafton, NH
Steve Cudlak of Grafton interview 9/2/13 on 99.7 on WNTK about RBO(Rights Based Ordinance/Wind Towers)
The Bradford Era: Earthquakes elicit Elk County opposition to proposed injection well
Elk County Commissioners speak out against fracking injection wells.
Why a Rights-Based Ordinance in Nottingham?
The rights of municipal corporations and communities have been eroded over time to where we, municipality and community, have very little power over our own…
July 2013 CELDF Update
Updates and news from CELDF communities across the country.
Press Release: Pennsylvania Community Rights Network (PCRN) Seats Founding Board of Directors
Declaring that the legitimate foundation of government is the right to local self-governance, the Pennsylvania Community Rights Network reviewed bylaws and officially launched the organization…
PA Community Rights Workshop – State College, PA, June 14th – 15th.
Residents are beginning to coalesce around the idea of pushing for a community-controlled sustainable energy planning process that includes enforcement teeth. CELDF has drafted ordinances…
Press Release: New Hampshire Community Rights Network Signs the Barnstead Declaration
The New Hampshire Community Rights Network signs the Barnstead Declaration, stating their intention to provide education for a statewide call for legislative and constitutional changes…
Read the Dirt: Does Food Sovereignty Exist in the United States? Food and the Community Rights Movement
Trisha Mandes speaks to the deficiencies of U.S. food activism and proposes an adaptive way forward. Trisha has worked with community-based food projects in Oregon…
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