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Sep 10, 2019

The Toledo Blade: Back off ballot-measure limits

The Editorial Board of the Toledo Blade speaks out against the legislature’s proposed bill making it more difficult for citizens to place initiatives on the ballot.

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Aug 30, 2019

The Press: Emails show: Chamber of Commerce pushed to undercut Lake Erie Bill of Rights

Industry worked with Ohio legislators to insert language in the Ohio budget bill, attempting to make it illegal to enforce laws that recognize Rights of Nature.

Read More | Community Wires, News from the Grassroots

Aug 29, 2019

Media Release: EXPOSED: Chamber of Commerce Wrote Ohio Law Banning Rights of Nature Enforcement

Investigation by Ohio citizens finds the Ohio Chamber of Commerce drafted Ohio legislation language to stop Rights of Nature enforcement.

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Aug 22, 2019

Bloomberg Environment: Tif Over Local Control of Aquifer Pours Into Ohio High Court

The Ohio Farm Bureau and corporate agribusiness urge the Ohio Supreme Court to block Williams County voters from casting ballots on the people’s own initiative.

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Aug 21, 2019

Press Release: Democracy Challenged in Williams County, Petitioners Appeal to Ohio Supreme Court Again

Williams County, Ohio, residents partner with CELDF to fight for their right to vote in the Ohio Supreme Court.

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Aug 20, 2019

The Bryan Times Letter to the Editor

A Williams County, Ohio, resident speaks out on protecting the rights of communities and nature through a county charter and voting.

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Aug 20, 2019

The Bryan Times Letter to the Editor: Protecting Our Water

Corporate interests intent on selling Williams County, Ohio, water for profit is the issue, points out this resident.

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Aug 19, 2019

TSW Media Release: Activists Defend Lawsuit Enforcing Lake Erie Bill of Rights, Rights of Toledoans

Toledo residents file pro se lawsuit defending the people’s Lake Erie Bill of Rights.

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Aug 18, 2019

Vox: This country gave all its rivers their own legal rights

Rights of Nature is gaining traction in the U.S. and around the world – the beginning of a paradigm shift. Here’s what it looks like on the ground.

Aug 13, 2019

Media Statement: Lake Erie Bill of Rights Court Case Heats Up as Algae Bloom Grows

The City of Toledo takes a stand in court to defend the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.

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Aug 12, 2019

Bryan Times: Forum: County charter being stonewalled

Williams County, Ohio, residents are working to protect their county’s water source from privatization. Their own government is trying to stop them.

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Aug 12, 2019

Next City: Can Cities Grant Nature the Right to Exist, and Thrive?

More and more cities are taking action to end the commodification and exploitation of people and nature for corporate profit, using Community Rights and Rights of Nature.

Aug 3, 2019

NPR: Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes

NPR covers this story on the growing Rights of Nature movement across the U.S. and around the world. “‘[W]e have to change our environmental protection in this country and across the world, because obviously what we’re doing isn’t working.'”

Jul 31, 2019

Reuters: That river has rights: new strategy to protect planet

Recognizing legal rights of ecosystems is a growing movement gaining momentum around the world.

Jul 22, 2019

The Columbus Dispatch: Letter: Budget section tramples on community, nature’s rights

Community members in Columbus, Ohio, call out the state legislators’ shameful efforts to quash Rights of Nature in the budget bill.

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Jul 22, 2019

Lake Erie Advocates’ Media Statement: Ohio Legislature Attacks Rights of Nature, Protects Polluters in Budget Bill

Community groups release joint statement revealing not only the Ohio legislature’s efforts to stop Rights of Nature, but also expanding protections of industrial agricultural operations.

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Jul 18, 2019

Media Release: Ohio Legislature Bans Rights of Nature Enforcement

While Rights of Nature grows in Ohio, the state legislature tries to ban its enforcement. Undeterred, Ohio communities continue advancing laws to protect ecosystems based on rights.

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Jul 17, 2019

CELDF on the Daily Show: The Fight to Turn Lake Erie into a Person

The Daily Show’s Michael Kosta covers Toledo residents’ work to protect Lake Erie by recognizing the Lake’s rights…and he takes the Lake’s…hand in marriage?!

Jul 11, 2019

Media Release: Rights of Michindoh Aquifer Encounter First Hurdle

While efforts mount to stop Rights of Nature in Ohio, community groups press on, insisting on their right to protect the ecosystems upon which they depend.

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Jul 10, 2019

Mother Jones: A New Wave of Environmentalists Want to Give Nature Legal Rights

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Jun 27, 2019

Toledo Residents’ Media Release: Citizens Recognize the Lake Erie Bill of Rights as the Will of the People

As the state of Ohio attempts to undermine the will of Toledo community members, residents file a pro se complaint to uphold the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.

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Jun 26, 2019

Media Statement: Ohio Group Submits Signatures to Recognize Rights for Michindoh Aquifer

Community Rights and Rights of Nature continue to grow in Ohio as Williams County residents submit their citizen initiative to protect themselves from corporate water withdrawals.

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Jun 7, 2019

E&E News: Ohio pushes court to sink legal rights for Lake Erie

As Ohioans make strides to advance Rights of Nature, the people’s own state government fights to stop them.

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Jun 5, 2019

Nightingale Initiative for Global Health: Protecting Mother Nature

A Toledo woman’s journey to discover and join the Rights of Nature movement, protecting her daughter, community, and the rights of Lake Erie.

Jun 5, 2019

Common Dreams, Inc. : How to Arm Nature Against Corporate Profiteers

Jim Hightower, national radio commentator, author, and public speaker, points to the Rights of Nature movement as a grassroots effort to protect the biosphere and challenge corporate rule.

May 28, 2019

Press Release: Multi-Prong Attack by State of Ohio Against Rights of Nature

Ohio Attorney General files complaint to overturn Lake Erie Bill of Rights on behalf of industry, arguing there is a right to pollute.

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May 23, 2019

Salud America: Toledo Mom Fights for Clean Drinking Water for Her Own, All Children

The story of one Toledo mom and her taking action to protect her children, her community, and the Great Lake Erie through Community Rights and Rights of Nature.

May 9, 2019

Media Statement: The First State in U.S. History Has Mentioned Legal Rights of Nature

Today, the Ohio House adopts provisions to block communities and local governments from enforcing recognized legal rights for ecosystems.

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May 8, 2019

Media Release: Judge Denies Toledoans and Lake Erie Access to Court

As a judge denies Toledoans and Lake Erie intervention to defend the Lake Erie Bill of Rights against an agribusiness lawsuit to overturn it, community members file an appeal.

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Apr 24, 2019

National Geographic: A Voice for Nature

More than just recognizing legal rights, the growing Rights of Nature movement is a paradigm shift in the relationship between human beings and nature.

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Apr 22, 2019

The Blade: Watch: Lake Erie activist addresses the United Nations

Community Rights leader Markie Miller, from Toledo, Ohio, speaks to the UN General Assembly. She was invited to talk about the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, an historic law adopted by Toledoans in February.

Apr 16, 2019

Media Statement: Crowdfunding to Defend Lake Erie

The oil and gas industry tried to quash the Lake Erie Bill of Rights at the ballot. The agriculture industry is trying to quash it in court. CELDF is crowdfunding as we represent Lake Erie and Toledo community members to protect the Lake’s rights.

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Apr 14, 2019

The Blade: BP wasted money fighting LEBOR

The Editorial Board of the Toledo Blade calls out the irony of Houston-based BP Corporation funding the anti-Lake Erie Bill of Rights campaign, which attacked the citizen initiative as led by “outside influencers.”

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Apr 6, 2019

Toledoans for Safe Water: Campaign Finance Report Sheds Light on Corrupt Corporate Influence Against the Lake Erie Bill of Rights

BP Corporation was the sole monetary donor behind the campaign to quash the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR). The measure won with 61% of the vote.

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Apr 3, 2019

The Blade: United Nations invites Lake Erie activists to speak about bill of rights

Community members from Toledo, Ohio, are invited to the United Nations this month to speak about the Lake Erie Bill of Rights adopted by citizens in February.

Mar 19, 2019

Media Release: Lake Erie and Local Residents File Court Motions to Defend Rights of Lake

Lake Erie files a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by industry to overturn the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.

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Mar 19, 2019

Cleveland.com: Lake Erie – yes, the body of water – asks to be let into lawsuit over bill of rights

The Great Lake Erie files to intervene in a lawsuit brought by the agricultural industry to overturn Toledo, Ohio’s, Lake Erie Bill of Rights.

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Mar 12, 2019

Thom Hartmann Program: Lake Erie Getting Personhood Rights. What?

Thom Hartmann interviews CELDF’s Ohio organizer Tish O’Dell on the Lake Erie Bill of Rights adopted by Toledo residents.

Mar 10, 2019

The London Free Press: What an Ohio city’s bold move to protect Lake Erie tells us

“What we really need to do is look at the (lake) as a whole, as an ecosystem that has inherent rights, that transcends the political parties of the day.”

Mar 1, 2019

Smithsonian Magazine: Toledo, Ohio, Just Granted Lake Erie the Same Legal Rights as People

“We’ve been using the same laws for decades to try and protect Lake Erie. They’re clearly not working.” Thus, Toledo, Ohio, community members recognized the rights of Lake Erie via the ballot.

Mar 1, 2019

The Toledo Blade: Put a rush on LEBOR

The Editorial Board of the Toledo Blade takes a stand for the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.

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Feb 28, 2019

The Telegraph: US lake wins its own ‘human rights’ in landmark ruling

Lake Erie joins growing numbers of ecosystems around the world where people and governments are recognizing their rights to exist, flourish, and evolve.

Feb 28, 2019

The Hill: Ohio city votes to give Lake Erie same legal rights as a person

Lake Erie’s legal rights are now acknowledged following Toledo, Ohio’s, special election on Tuesday.

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Feb 27, 2019

The Progressive: Toledo Residents Vote to Recognize Personhood for Lake Erie

Lake Erie now has legally-enforceable rights, with the overwhelming majority of Toledo, Ohio, residents voting in support of their Lake Erie Bill of Rights citizen initiative.

Feb 27, 2019

Vox: Lake Erie just won the same legal rights as people

A groundbreaking election in Toledo, Ohio, puts this midwestern city on the map – voters recognized the rights of Lake Erie and can take legal action to protect it.

Feb 27, 2019

Rights of Lake Erie Recognized in Historic Vote

Lake Erie Bill of Rights is enacted by the people of Toledo, Ohio!

Read More | Community Wires, Success Story

Feb 26, 2019

Vox: Ohio voters are about to decide if Lake Erie has legal rights

Today, Toledo, Ohio, residents are voting on recognizing the rights of Lake Erie to exist and flourish – the next step in a changing landscape where the rights of ecosystems are expanding globally.

Feb 26, 2019

WTOL11: Lake Erie Bill of Rights passes in Toledo special election

After 21/2 years working to place their Lake Erie Bill of Rights on the ballot, Toledo, Ohio, residents celebrate victory for the Great Lake.

Feb 26, 2019

Breaking News: 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 in law.

Feb 25, 2019

Mother Jones: Holy, Toledo! This Ohio City Is Voting to Give Legal Rights to a Lake

After decades of failed regulations to “protect” Lake Erie and several years of record-breaking algae blooms, Toledo, Ohio, residents prepare to vote on the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.

Announcing CELDF's Proposed Rights of Nature Principles

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Book: ‘Death by Democracy’

The Toledo Blade: Back off ballot-measure limits

The Press: Emails show: Chamber of Commerce pushed to undercut Lake Erie Bill of Rights

Media Release: EXPOSED: Chamber of Commerce Wrote Ohio Law Banning Rights of Nature Enforcement

Bloomberg Environment: Tif Over Local Control of Aquifer Pours Into Ohio High Court

Press Release: Democracy Challenged in Williams County, Petitioners Appeal to Ohio Supreme Court Again

The Bryan Times Letter to the Editor

The Bryan Times Letter to the Editor: Protecting Our Water

TSW Media Release: Activists Defend Lawsuit Enforcing Lake Erie Bill of Rights, Rights of Toledoans

Vox: This country gave all its rivers their own legal rights

Media Statement: Lake Erie Bill of Rights Court Case Heats Up as Algae Bloom Grows

Bryan Times: Forum: County charter being stonewalled

Next City: Can Cities Grant Nature the Right to Exist, and Thrive?

NPR: Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes

Reuters: That river has rights: new strategy to protect planet

The Columbus Dispatch: Letter: Budget section tramples on community, nature’s rights

Lake Erie Advocates’ Media Statement: Ohio Legislature Attacks Rights of Nature, Protects Polluters in Budget Bill

Media Release: Ohio Legislature Bans Rights of Nature Enforcement

CELDF on the Daily Show: The Fight to Turn Lake Erie into a Person

Media Release: Rights of Michindoh Aquifer Encounter First Hurdle

Mother Jones: A New Wave of Environmentalists Want to Give Nature Legal Rights

Toledo Residents’ Media Release: Citizens Recognize the Lake Erie Bill of Rights as the Will of the People

Media Statement: Ohio Group Submits Signatures to Recognize Rights for Michindoh Aquifer

E&E News: Ohio pushes court to sink legal rights for Lake Erie

Nightingale Initiative for Global Health: Protecting ​Mother Nature

Common Dreams, Inc. : How to Arm Nature Against Corporate Profiteers

Press Release: Multi-Prong Attack by State of Ohio Against Rights of Nature

Salud America: Toledo Mom Fights for Clean Drinking Water for Her Own, All Children

Media Statement: The First State in U.S. History Has Mentioned Legal Rights of Nature

Media Release: Judge Denies Toledoans and Lake Erie Access to Court

National Geographic: A Voice for Nature

The Blade: Watch: Lake Erie activist addresses the United Nations

Media Statement: Crowdfunding to Defend Lake Erie

The Blade: BP wasted money fighting LEBOR

Toledoans for Safe Water: Campaign Finance Report Sheds Light on Corrupt Corporate Influence Against the Lake Erie Bill of Rights

The Blade: United Nations invites Lake Erie activists to speak about bill of rights

Media Release: Lake Erie and Local Residents File Court Motions to Defend Rights of Lake

Cleveland.com: Lake Erie – yes, the body of water – asks to be let into lawsuit over bill of rights

Thom Hartmann Program: Lake Erie Getting Personhood Rights. What?

The London Free Press: What an Ohio city’s bold move to protect Lake Erie tells us

Smithsonian Magazine: Toledo, Ohio, Just Granted Lake Erie the Same Legal Rights as People

The Toledo Blade: Put a rush on LEBOR

The Telegraph: US lake wins its own ‘human rights’ in landmark ruling

The Hill: Ohio city votes to give Lake Erie same legal rights as a person

The Progressive: Toledo Residents Vote to Recognize Personhood for Lake Erie

Vox: Lake Erie just won the same legal rights as people

Rights of Lake Erie Recognized in Historic Vote

Vox: Ohio voters are about to decide if Lake Erie has legal rights

WTOL11: Lake Erie Bill of Rights passes in Toledo special election

Breaking News: Toledo Voters Enact Lake Erie Bill of Rights

Mother Jones: Holy, Toledo! This Ohio City Is Voting to Give Legal Rights to a Lake

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