The U.S. Constitution did not resolve the Declaration’s grievances once independence was won. A "Short-lived American Democracy" is the fifth video in our America 250:…
“Common Sense” Newsletter – June 2026: Forests, Racism, Turtles, Walls, and Truckers
We are featuring our 2026 Mid-year Campaign in this month's newsletter. We gathered up a collection of some of the CELDF highlights so far in…
CELDF Publication – CELDF Declares Disruption: 2026 Mid-Year Campaign!
Celebrate and support CELDF’s Declaring Disruption Campaign by reading our mid-year impact report and donating to CELDF to help us meet our 50/20 goals! -…
Daily Kos Community: From Public Trust to Trust the Public Doctrine
Mending Modernity’s Split from Reality Through Corrective Thought and Action
“Protecting the Rights of Nature: From Concept to Success” featuring Will Falk
CELDF's Will Falk gave a presentation on Rights of Nature for the Massachusetts Chapter of the Sierra Club's Cape Cod & Islands Group. The Cape…
“Common Sense” Newsletter – March 2026: Balancing Between Realities
Read all about balancing between realities in CELDF’s monthly newsletter, Common Sense, Collective Action for Right Relationship!
Press Release: “Water is Life” — Lane County, Oregon Seeks Watershed Rights
Should people have a right to clean drinking water and healthy rivers and streams? Or, should corporations have the legal right to pollute and harm…
CELDF Publication – Who is CELDF?
Our "Who is CELDF?" printable flyer is here! Learn more what we do, who we partner with, what services we offer, and CELDF's three primary program…
Rights of Nature Event with CELDF’s Will Falk at Georgetown Law in Washington D.C.
Will Falk will explore the Rights of Nature in the context of American property law, where current legal frameworks fall short, and what it means…
New! “Common Sense” Monthly Newsletter – December 2025: A Personal Message from Kai Huschke
CELDF's new monthly newsletter, Common Sense, Collective Action for Right Relationship is here! Our monthly newsletters will include a more personal message and the great…
Funding the Transformation with Kai Huschke
Kai Huschke is the Executive and Development Director at CELDF, and has been part of the movement since 2009. In this personal message, Kai discusses…
Death by Data Centers – CELDF’s Frontline Community Support
Who benefits from the 4,750 data centers under construction in the U.S.? The ultra-rich, that’s who — not us, nature, or basic principles like Democracy. …
“Living As Nature” 2025 Year-end Newsletter
Living As Nature is Alive! - Support CELDF in 2025 See what we've brought together for you in the CELDF's Living As Nature 2025 Newsletter.
CELDF’s 2025 Mid-year Impact Report
CELDF’s 2025 Mid-Year Impact Report Get Caught Up. Spread the Word. Give Generously. Celebrate CELDF’s 30th Anniversary!
Press Release: Columbus, Ohio Residents Strike Back Against “Liquidation of the Right to Local Self-Determination”
COLUMBUS, OH – What can a community do when the democratic process itself has been outlawed? That’s the question facing residents of Ohio.
2024 Year-end Newsletter: Living in Nature
We hope you enjoy the articles, factoids, features, and spotlights of the people who make CELDF the powerhouse that it is through our 2024 End-of-Year Newsletter.
Reckoning with the truth to get in right relationship with the Great Lakes
CELDF and partners hosted Truth, Reckoning, and Right Relationship with the Great Lakes in the fall of 2023 to wrestle with the questions of law…
Truth, Reckoning & Right Relationship
CELDF has been attempting to shift culture and laws by educating residents of communities on how the system isn’t broken, but set up to protect…
Group announces PGE to plug controversial well
According to the CELDF, “not a single drop of frack waste has been injected within the township due to hard work, resistance and resilience.”
Waste well to be plugged in Grant Township
Toxic frack-waste injection well to be plugged in Grant Township.
Suggested Reading – English Translation & Webinar of the Landmark Decision in Ecuador to Protect Los Cedros Forest over Mining Profits
This is a landmark decision because it is not only explicit in the language of upholding the Rights of Nature, but it demonstrates what it looks…
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