The New Hampshire Community Rights Amendment, CACR8, went before the state House of Representatives last week. It was blocked from advancing to a vote by…
“Common Sense” Newsletter – August 2026: Walking the Columbia River with Julie Lomboy
Our August Common Sense monthly newsletter reveals how a prayer walk alone will not stop the destruction of the Columbia River. But it is a precursor to action. One cannot take bold action — especially action involving sacrifice — without spiritual commitment.
Press Release: 2nd Right to a Healthy Climate Law Adopted in New Hampshire
Nottingham, New Hampshire, residents adopt the second right to healthy climate law in the state at Town Meeting.
Media Release: First Right to Climate Law Adopted in New Hampshire
Yesterday, Exeter, New Hampshire, residents adopted their Right to a Healthy Climate Ordinance at Town Meeting. This is the first right-based climate law in the…
Rights of Lake Erie Recognized in Historic Vote
Lake Erie Bill of Rights is enacted by the people of Toledo, Ohio!
Press Release: Toledo Voters Enact Lake Erie Bill of Rights
An historic vote by the people of Toledo, Ohio, marks the first time in the U.S. that the rights of an entire ecosystem are secured…
The Rights of Wild Rice
The Rights of Nature is growing. Now, a Chippewa tribe recognizes, in law, what they have known and respected for generations: manoomin has the right…
Press Release: White Earth Band Enacts First-of-its-Kind Rights of Nature Law
CELDF assisted Honor the Earth to develop the first Rights of Nature law to protect a plant species, which was adopted by the White Earth…
Lake Erie Bill of Rights!
Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) is on the February special elections ballot. Check out news coverage and the growing support for Toledo residents' pioneering…
The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio Supreme Court rules to keep anti-fracking initiative off the ballot
Community Rights organizing is growing in Ohio. In response, the state Supreme Court backs efforts to quash democratic rights, keeping a Columbus rights-based citizen initiative…
Blog: With Justice Kavanaugh, Forget Everything You Were Taught About How to Resist Injustice
The U.S. Supreme Court will not be backing our efforts to advance rights. We must advance those rights anyway, seeking guidance and inspiration from movements…
WGRZ.com: Nature’s Law: The Rights of Nature to Exist
CELDF is working with communities across the U.S. and around the world to advance the Rights of Nature - and the movement is growing.
Voices for Biodiversity: How Do Dams Fall? Conversations with the Colorado River
Author Will Falk's story of his connection with the Colorado River, the lawsuit he helped bring forward to protect her rights, and what is necessary…
ABC Drive (North Queensland): Interview on the rights of the Great Barrier Reef
Listen to Dr. Michelle Maloney, founder of the Australian Centre for the Rights of Nature, on laws recognizing rights of the Great Barrier Reef to…
InDepthNH.org: Opinion: Northern Pass Appeal Ignores Wishes of NH People
If you think regulatory agencies like New Hampshire's Site Evaluation Committee (SEC) have your community's interests at heart, think again. They exist to approve permits…
Lagniappe Weekly: Bay lives matter
Mobile Bay is a heavily polluted watershed in Alabama. Let's follow the lead of communities across the country who are adopting "ecosystem rights" laws to…
Blog: Ceiling Preemption is UnAmerican
Preemption is used by governments to stop communities from protecting their rights, health, safety, and welfare. It's time to change that - and we can.
Press Release: Pennsylvania Township Bans Corporate Industrial Farming
Todd Township, PA, adopts a Community Rights law prohibiting industrial factory farming to protect their community and preserve local farming operations.
July 4th: Take a 2nd Look at American Revolutionaries, Corporate Rights and State Preemption
This July 4th, let's take a second look at what the Revolutionaries aspired to, and what we live under today.
Blog: America Denies “Personhood” to the Poor
The more property you own, the more rights you are accorded. If you're homeless, propertyless, imprisoned, or undocumented, your rights are almost nil. That's not…
Tulane Environmental Law Journal: Representing Ecosystems in Court: An Introduction for Practitioners
CELDF attorney Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin advocates that the fight for ecosystem rights will be most effective working side by side with the fights for decolonization and…
Restructuring Ohio State Government
Ohioans know firsthand that the very legal and governing structures we live under are preventing us from governing ourselves and protecting our communities.
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