Living in a Warzone in Oregon – Support CELDF in the Resistance!
CELDF and its partner Community Rights Lane County are not only resisting these violent assaults, we are attempting to flip the script all together. Read…
“Living As Nature” 2025 Year-end Newsletter
Living As Nature is Alive! - Support CELDF in 2025 See what we've brought together for you in the CELDF's Living As Nature 2025 Newsletter.
CELDF’s Max Wilbert on Scientists Rebellion
Don’t miss CELDF’S Max Wilbert presentation hosted by Scientists Rebellion. His talk, titled “Technological Somnambulism and the Failure of the Scientific Imagination,” explores how academic…
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…
NY Rights of Nature and Local Self-Governance Workshop – August 14, 2025
Our goal is to assist others in NY educate their community about the bill and also to inform residents of other states as they contemplate…
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!
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 A collection of essays that confront the root causes of the interconnected ecological and social crisis MERCERSBURG,…
CELDF now on Substack: Truth + Reckoning
Announcing Truth and Reckoning on Substack, a project of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF). We’re launching this Substack newsletter and podcasts as we…
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…
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.
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…
Earth Day is Everyday
Join Kai Huschke, CELDF's Executive Director, and an expert panel hosted by Wetlands Initiative to discuss the Rights of Nature in wetlands—why these ecosystems deserve…
Press Release: New Book Reflects on 30 Years of Activism for Community and Nature’s Rights
A new book of essays written by a trailblazer in the Rights of Nature movement tackles the enduring myths behind the environmental crisis.
2024 Year-end Newsletter: Living in Nature
We hope you enjoy the articles, factoids, features, and spotlights of the people who make CELDF the powerhouse that it is through our 2024 End-of-Year Newsletter.
CELDF’s 2024 “Vote for the People!” Update Report
Summer is fading away. School is back in full swing. Electoral politics are in full volume. And, 2024 is fast approaching its end. CELDF’s 2024 “Vote…
Part 2 Series – Right Relationship
This powerful two-day gathering not only reflects and grounds us in the truths revealed during Part 1 but then expands further to gain a better…
