Former Pittsburgh City Council President Doug Shields, featured in We the People 2.0, refuses to fold to the oil and gas industry, standing his ground…

Former Pittsburgh City Council President Doug Shields, featured in We the People 2.0, refuses to fold to the oil and gas industry, standing his ground…
Facing legal and political intimidation tactics aimed at silencing her, Cathy Miorelli refused - and led the way to advance Community Rights in Tamaqua, PA.…
CELDF's Tish O'Dell speaks up on American's Workforce Radio regarding using Community Rights to create the environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable communities we envisions. Begins…
Athens County, OH, residents issue a call to action for next steps in their work to protect against fracking activities. The Athens County Community Bill…
As growing numbers of communities adopt Community Bills of Rights recognizing the Rights of Nature, countries, the United Nations, and NGOs advance Rights of Nature…
An Elk County, PA, judge rules in favor of the Highland County Government Study Commission to intervene in a lawsuit filed by their own Supervisors…
Highland Township Government Study Commission wins their motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought on by Township Supervisors determined to keep the Commission's Charter off…
Youngstown, OH, voters will vote for a sixth time on a Community Bill of Rights banning fracking activities within the City. Residents promise to bring…
Lincoln County, OR, residents qualify their Community Bill of Rights ordinance banning toxic aerial spraying for the May 2017 ballot.
What is sustainable? Purported "green" and "renewables" are anything but - particularly when they're run by a small number of corporations. Truly sustainable means truly…
As the corporate state continues to support fracking activities, the Ponka Nation vows to protect the land and people from harm using Rights of Nature…
Oil and gas industry threatens criminal lawsuits against local elected officials taking a stand to protect their communities' health, safety, and welfare. In Grant Township,…
Recognizing the Rights of Nature in law is a growing strategy used by indigenous and non-indigenous communities across the U.S. and internationally to protect communities…
As communities seek to protect themselves from toxic drilling, Pennsylvania industry group mulls statute to deter such ordinances.
Residents in Wilmington, PA, gathered to hear a panel discussion on fracking threats. Panelists included Grant Township Supervisor Stacy Long, describing tactics used by the…
Lane County, OR, residents advancing Community Rights initiatives banning aerial pesticide spraying and GMOs face further efforts to block their measures from the ballot.
Federal and state governments strip local control to benefit commerce - at the cost of our communities. If we want to put people before profits,…
Athens County, OH, residents' frustration grows as the corporate state refuses to recognize their authority to vote on their own county charter measures. Residents face…
A U.S. District Magistrate Judge refused to allow community or ecosystem intervention in the Highland Township, PA, case, where communities are fighting to stop a…
The General Council of the Ho-Chunk Nation votes overwhelmingly to amend their tribal constitution to enshrine the Rights of Nature - the first tribal nation…
The Standing Rock Sioux have much to teach us: grieving for the loss of land and threat to water, taking action to protect what belongs…