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Oct 7, 2021
Members of OHCRN have called on Ohio’s Attorney General, Dave Yost, to open an investigation into the violation of Ohio law and the criminal actions of state officials and industry who were and are well aware that this brine is highly radioactive, yet still approve and allow it to be spread in Ohio communities.
Read More | Chemical Trespass, News from the GrassrootsMar 27, 2018
CELDF, OHCRN, and Ohio communities grieve the loss of Dick McGinn, and celebrate his life and contributions. He was a passionate leader in growing Community Rights in Ohio.
Read More | Community Wires, Press Releases & BlogsJan 11, 2018
Protecting water means enforcing their Community Bill of Rights fracking ban, says Athens, OH, residents. The rights-based law was adopted overwhelmingly by residents in 2014.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsMar 17, 2017
CELDF’s Tish O’Dell interviewed on WOUB radio on Community Rights for Social Justice Workshop: Growing Roots and Rights. Myriad issues share a common root problem: a structure of law and governance that blocks our right to local community self-government. Learn here what you can do about it.
Read More | UncategorizedOct 25, 2015
The rate of climate change demands urgent action. Athens, OH, resident and professor urges community members attend a November 13th event: CELDF’s Thomas Linzey speaking on community civil disobedience to protect our health, safety, and welfare.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsAug 13, 2015
Community bill of rights in charter proposal would have banned some fracking-related activities
Read More | Community Wires, News from the GrassrootsNov 12, 2014
Growing numbers of communities – including Athens, OH, and Mendocino County, CA – banned fracking by asserting their inalienable right to make governing decisions, and elevating community rights above corporate claimed “rights” when they harm a community.
Read More | UncategorizedNov 5, 2014
CELDF-drafted Community Bills of Rights banning fracking and challenging corporate claimed “rights” in Ohio and California take center stage.
Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots, Success StoryNov 5, 2014
Athens, OH, residents overwhelmingly adopt a Community Bill of Rights banning fracking wastewater disposal, as a violation of their rights to clean air, water, and the right to local self-government.
Read More | Community Wires, Press Releases & BlogsSep 12, 2013
“It’s Already Been Decided? Who Decided That?”
Read More | UncategorizedJul 8, 2013
Updates and news from CELDF communities across the country.
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