In 2020, members of the Pennsylvania Community Rights Network engaged in a statewide support campaign for a state constitutional amendment to place the rights of…
The Rights of Nature: An Extension of Human Rights?
Join us Tuesday 12 January, at 12:30 p.m EST for the third episode of this conference series, entitled “Nature rights: an extension of Human rights?”.
Newsletter: Moments of Transition
The following is an excerpt from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund’s End of Year 2020 newsletter “Moments of Transition
Host an online event with CELDF
There is a lot we can do from home. Here are a few ideas. Organize an Online Democracy School CELDF now offers a virtual version…
Observing Revolution: Pennsylvania
Newsletter: CELDF has supported the efforts of Grant Township, PA as they engage in local lawmaking to successfully resist corporate contamination of water. Despite years…
Community Rights Network Established in Virginia
Virginia joins the growing network of state Community Rights Networks.
‘The Courts Are a Sham’: New Hampshire Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Rights of Nature, Healthy Climate Arguments
New Hampshire Supreme Court Refuses to hear arguments on Rights of Nature and the right to a Healthy Climate. Amidst ecological catastrophe, movements for a…
CELDF Endorses Proposal for Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands
A group of authors organized through the Society of Wetland Scientists have developed a proposal for a Universal Declaration of the Rights of Wetlands. CELDF…
BREAKING: Gas Company Files Federal Lawsuit To Overturn Small Pennsylvania Township’s Rights of Nature Law…Again
Gas company PGE sues Grant Township over democratically enacted law. The PA Department of Environmental Protection also sued Grant in 2017, making this filing the…
Virtual Democracy School in Florida
Register today for this virtual Democracy School!
Virtual Democracy School in Virginia
Register today for this virtual Democracy School in Virginia!
Common Dreams: Rights of Nature Debate Reaches New Heights
A bill was just proposed in Missouri to ban Rights of Nature litigation, the American Petroleum Institute just filed a brief to oppose local Rights…
Oregon: How Corporate Constitutional Rights Came to Be and How They Control Our Communities
Save the Date! Join the Oregon Community Rights Network in this upcoming event on corporate constitutional rights.
Virtual Democracy School in Ashtabula
Register today for this virtual Democracy School in Ashtabula, Ohio! Co-sponsored by Ashtabula County Water Watch and CELDF.
Observing Revolution: New Hampshire
Building statewide momentum across New Hampshire. A 2020 organizing update featured in our fall newsletter.
CELDF Statement on Orange County, FL ‘Rights of Nature’ Law
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) has prepared the following statement in response to the passage of the Wekiva River and Econlockhatchee River Bill…
Defunding the Police
The call for change is clear - we need to rethink how we allocate resources to ensure we are meeting the needs of the community.…
Observing Revolution: Oregon
Communities across Oregon are taking a stand against corporate claimed rights.
Times of System Change
Protests are shifting the conditions of political action. Immediate structural change may be difficult to see - but it's happening - culture is shifting. A…
Protecting the Salish Sea in the Time of Covid-19
Observing Revolution: Ohio
A 2020 organizing update from Ohio featured in our fall newsletter.
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