In Toledo, OH, a federal judge joined a long list of enablers complicit in the destruction of the natural world by invalidating the democratically enacted…
Breaking the Spell of Misguided Obedience
Toledo organizer Markie Miller drafted this letter to Lake Erie the night before the federal hearing. In honor of this moment in history, we share…
Rights of Nature Podcast: Kai Huschke
Check out this interview with CELDF's Hawaii and Northwest organizer, Kai Huschke, on CELDF's partnerships with communities across the U.S. who have spearheaded the Rights…
Rights of Nature: Ohio Organizer Tish O’Dell on Top of Mind with Julie Rose
If corporations have individual rights under US law – like freedom of speech - why not a grant a lake or forest or river the…
Lake Erie Bill of Rights Court Update
Read the first-hand accounts from attendees at the historic Lake Erie Bill of Rights hearing that took place in Toledo, Ohio last week.
Who Speaks for Lake Erie?
Toledoans are tired of waiting for action out of Columbus. State and federal authorities — who are supposed to protect the lake, and the people…
Press Release: Lake Erie’s Day in Court
Organizations, activists, government officials, and hundreds of others from around the world support the Lake Erie Bill of Rights as oral arguments in federal court…
The Blade: More at stake than water with Lake Erie Bill of Rights court decision
Can a corporation 40 miles from Toledo interfere with the rights of Toledoans to amend their charter and protect Lake Erie?
Lake Erie Bill of Rights Heads to Federal Court
Oral arguments in the federal case brought by a corporation to overturn the Lake Erie Bill of Rights are coming up. The world stands with…
Wink News: Push by Florida lawmakers to block bill giving ‘legal rights’ to nature
Florida state representatives endeavor to stop Rights of Nature as growing numbers of communities across the state advance local laws recognizing such rights.
The Blade: Lake Erie’s fate
The Lake Erie Bill of Rights is part of a growing movement, and people are joining. What will the courts do?
NBC 24News: Toledoans For Safe Water screen “Invisible Hand” ahead of the state’s lawsuit against city
Toledoans grow support for the Lake Erie Bill of Rights as their day in court approaches.
Sierra: Nevertheless, they persisted
The epic story of Grant Township, Pennsylvania, fighting for their community's water in the face of PGE's proposed fracking wastewater injection well.
Guest Blog: A Conversation with The Guardian
LEBOR activists exchanged views with The Guardian on Rights of Nature and human rights. Here, they make clear the need to recognize that it is…
Media Release: First Rights of Nature legislation introduced in Australia
The first Rights of Nature legislation is introduced in Australia, into the Western Australia Parliament. CELDF's International Center for the Rights of Nature assisted in…
Scalawag: Progressive wins in Virginia are limited as long as “Dillon’s Rule” is on the books
Regardless of political gains by Democrats in Virginia, residents still do not have authority to govern themselves in their own communities. Here's why - and…
Media Statement: Settlement Announced with Oil and Gas Industry Seeking Monetary Award: Ban Against Injection Wells Continues
Following settlement of one of the lawsuits against Grant Township, PA, for daring to protect its water from a frack wastewater injection well, the township…
High Country News: In Oregon, the fight for local control upends Western norms
Lincoln County residents continue their fight to protect themselves and ecosystems from aerial sprayed pesticides, and spark not only hope, but tangible strategies for advancing…
Press Release: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Attacks 4-Year-Old Community Water Protection Law
The people's own Department of Environmental Protection in Pennsylvania sues Grant Township to overturn a democratically enacted Home Rule charter that includes a ban on…
Cleveland.com: Letter To The Editor: Talk to the people of Toledo about the increasingly poor health of Lake Erie
An Ohio resident makes clear that it is state government itself that is driving forward polluting Lake Erie. The state is even joining a lawsuit…
Oregon Coast Today: A life of politics and peace
Meet Maria Sause, and her life and commitment to Community Rights in Lincoln County, where residents are fighting a recent court decision to overturn their…
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