Industrial farming threatens air, water, and local economies - and Todd Township, PA, residents work with CELDF to stop it.
The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus anti-fracking initiative makes fall ballot, might not hold up legally
Residents in Columbus, OH, successfully qualify a Community Bill of Rights initiative for the November ballot. The measure bans fracking extraction and waste from within…
The Daily News: Residents rally to halt pig farm
Todd Township, PA, supervisors fulfill on their commitment to protect the health, safety, and welfare of township community members, voting to adopt a Community Bill…

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.

Press Release: India Court Declares Legal Rights of “Entire Animal Kingdom”
Northern India Court issues ruling in growing Rights of Nature movement: “Every species has an inherent right to live and are required to be protected…

Daily Camera: After protest derails meeting, Lafayette says it will still vote on new drilling regs next month
Lafayette, CO, City Council attempts to move forward with legalizing fracking while residents plan next steps to protect the community.

Lafayette, CO, Residents Shut Down City Council Meeting
A right to a healthy climate is preserved in Lafayette, CO, as community members overtake a City Council meeting.
Denver7: Anti-fracking protesters shut down LaFayette council meeting
As community members in Lafayette, CO, demand their City Council stand by the City's Climate Bill of Rights, they force the council meeting to adjourn.…

Daily Camera: Anti-fracking protest forces Lafayette City Council to adjourn early, suspend vote on new drilling rules
Lafayette, CO, residents shut down City Council, protecting their Climate Bill of Rights as council members attempt to legalize fracking.

Press Release: Ohio Attorney & Community Rights Advocate Receives the 2018 Johnsrud Unsung Heroes Award
Environmental and social justice attorney Terry Lodge receives the 2018 Johnsrud Unsung Heroes Award. Lodge partners with CELDF to advance and protect Community Rights for…

The Guardian: Our laws make slaves of nature. It’s not just humans who need rights
As the recognition of Rights of Nature grows globally, we must move beyond thinking of nature as having legal personhood rights. We must recognize rights…

The Remarkable Advancement of the NH Community Rights State Constitutional Amendment
A landmark legislative session was held this winter in New Hampshire. It marked the first time a Community Rights state constitutional amendment was debated and…

Press Release: PGE Continues Efforts to Bankrupt Grant Township
PGE continues to harass Grant Township, a small community in rural Pennsylvania, by attempting to force the Township to pay attorney's fees. Grant residents are…

Press Release: The Right to Water Shut Off in Unjust Youngstown Election
It was a questionable election at best for Youngstown, OH, where community members are fighting for their right to clean water in a city that…
Fosters.com: A rights-based ordinance for the Great Bay
Newmarket, Durham, and Newington, NH, residents are a part of the growing Community Rights movement building across the state as they work to protect the…
The Daily News: Pig farm fight continues
Todd Township, PA, residents urge township supervisors to adopt their Community Bill of Rights banning a pig factory farm that threatens their community.

The Progressive: Across the U.S., Courts are Keeping Voter Initiatives Off Local Ballots
This is what it looks like when elected officials and courts block direct democracy - citizen initiative rights are stripped and communities' health, safety, and…

Tell Me a Story: Michelle Holman, activist
Michelle Holman is a Community Rights activist in Lane County, OR, where she is fighting aerial-sprayed pesticides with residents and allies. Here, a short video…

The Progressive: Poll: Voters Want Local Control, Not State Takeovers
State preemption is growing, community members across the U.S. disapprove, and no liberal or conservative political party is coming in to save the day. Instead,…

The Amazon Conservation Team: Breaking News: The Colombian Amazon Has the Same Rights as a Person
"Colombia’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling combating climate change in Latin America."

The Guardian: It’s only natural: the push to give rivers, mountains and forests legal rights
First initiated with CELDF in the U.S. in 2006, today our Rights of Nature is global. Here, its growing recognition in Australia to protect rivers…