Grant Township, PA, digs in deep to fight a frack wastewater injection well, leveraging rights to challenge a legal system stacked against them.
The Gazette: Judge rejects county charter complaint
The right of Medina Co., OH, residents to alter their government through citizen initiative is denied by a Common Pleas judge. Residents are considering next…
The Spokesman-Review: Federal judge tosses suit by Raging Grannies seeking to ban coal and oil trains through Spokane
A federal judge does not consider the people's right to a healthy climate in a lawsuit filed by Spokane residents who are fighting to protect…
The Gazette: Board’s charter decision an insult to democracy
Medina County, OH, resident calls out the County Board of Elections for their refusal to let the people vote on their qualified county charter initiative.…
The Blade: Toledoans can band together to protect Lake Erie
Toledo resident calls out local government's lack of meaningful response to protect Lake Erie, and calls in the broader community to participate in direct democracy…
The Gazette: Elections board doesn’t certify county charter petitions
Medina County, OH, residents find the Board of Elections blocking their initiative to establish a Home Rule charter, refusing to allow citizens to vote on…
Press Release: Athens and Medina Boards of Elections Spark Uproar, Refuse the People’s Initiatives
Ohio county Boards of Elections block Home Rule charter citizen initiatives from the ballot, raising frustration in Athens and Medina County residents. The rights-based measures…
Akron Beacon Journal: Petition decision is important
On Monday, the Medina County, OH, Board of Elections is meeting to certify residents' petition for a Home Rule county charter measure on the ballot.…
Akron Beacon Journal: Myths about the Nexus pipeline
A resident of Medina County spells out what the problem is with the Nexus pipeline threatening to cut through the county - and what residents…
Press Release: Oil & Gas Corp. Sues Community, Goes After Lawyers
PGE corporation is attempting to force fracking wastewater into Grant Twp, PA. Now they seek sanctions against CELDF attorneys working on behalf of the community.
Press Release: People’s Right to a Healthy Climate Takes Center Stage in Federal Court
Spokane, WA, residents set to make their argument for a right to climate in federal court next week. CELDF filed a lawsuit on behalf of…
The Athens News: Committee submits anti-fracking charter petitions to county Board of Elections
Athens County, OH, residents submit signatures to place a community rights county charter on the November ballot. The charter bans fracking activities as a violation…
Mountain Xpress: Community rights movement promotes local sovereignty
Asheville, NC, residents recognize sustainability is illegal under our structure of law and governance - and are taking steps to challenge that structure and create…
The Gazette: NEXUS foes try charter again
Facing the Nexus pipeline to transport fracked gas, Medina County, OH, residents turn in petitions to place a rights-based county charter on the ballot. The…
The Laconia Daily Sun: Our rights are being claimed by corporations, with state’s backing
Moving beyond protest, many New Hampshire communities are taking action to reclaim their democratic rights and protect their communities from harm by establishing Community Bills…
Vindy.com: Support urged for new community bills of rights
Youngstown, OH, residents advance two rights-based measures to protect their water and their elections. Community members are gathering signatures for the November ballot.
The News Guard: Aerial Spraying: Lawsuit reaction
Community rights advocates in Lincoln County stand firm on their right to be free from aerially sprayed pesticides. They are fighting to protect Lincoln residents'…
Scientific American: Rivers Get Human Rights: They Can Sue to Protect Themselves
Rights of nature has shifted from theory to practice over the last decade, being realized in legal doctrines in U.S. communities and in countries around…
Fosters.com: Community Rights Ordinance saved Nottingham’s water
Our communities are threatened by unwanted development, and our democracy is in crisis. This is what we can do: join together and protect ourselves and…
EugeneWeekly.com: Aerial Spray Ban
Lincoln County, OR, residents recently adopted the nation's first countywide ban on aerially-sprayed pesticides. They're celebrating their win - and preparing to defend their law…
Daily Camera Opinion: John C. Lamb: Democrats not helping in battle against fracking
Don't be fooled - the Democratic Party is as supportive of oil and gas as the Republican Party. The answer isn't in our party electeds,…
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