Community Rights advances to the state level as a Pennsylvania legislator introduces the "Local Self-Government Amendment," elevating people and communities over corporations.
Media Release: Rights of Nature Constitutional Amendment Introduced in Sweden’s Parliament
A representative in Sweden's Parliament introduces Rights of Nature legislation - the first time a European national government considers the rights of ecosystems.
The Indiana Gazette: Hellbenders have their day in court
Grant Township, Pennsylvania, argued for their environmental rights in court as they defend themselves against their own Department of Protection to stop a fracking injection…
Media Statement: Court Issues Decision on Two Year Aerial Pesticides Ban in Lincoln County, Oregon
Lincoln County, Oregon, community members prepare to appeal judge's denial of their right to protect themselves from aerial sprayed pesticides.
The Blade: Lake Fed Up
This Toledoan calls out Ohio government officials: actions speak louder than words, and promises to protect Lake Erie ring hollow when the state approves factory…
Press Release: Ohio Courts Continue Attack on Local Democracy and Rights of Nature, Petitioners Seek Federal Remedies
Williams County, Ohio, residents submit request to join a multi-plaintiff federal civil rights lawsuit against state of Ohio as they continue to be blocked from…
Mother Jones: Some Indigenous Communities Have a New Way to Fight Climate Change: Give Personhood Rights to Nature
The Yurok Tribe recognizes the rights of the Klamath River this summer as part of the growing Rights of Nature movement.
WINK News: Clean water advocates work to get Caloosahatchee amendment on 2020 ballot
Lee County, Florida, residents advance a bill of rights for the Caloosahatchee River, joining five other Florida counties advancing similar measures.
Truthout: Legislators’ Secretive Maneuvers Undermine Rights of Nature in Ohio
The unsurprising truth behind legislation adopted by the Ohio Assembly in an effort to undermine the Rights of Nature movement.
Farm and Dairy: Emails show LEBOR was target of last-minute change in law
Corporate control runs deep in the Ohio legislature as the big business writes language to stop Rights of Nature enforcement.
My Plainview: How giving legal rights to nature could help reduce toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie
An analysis of Rights of Nature laws as a path forward to protecting ecosystems in the face of continuing environmental harms.
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…
Concord Monitor: My Turn: The rights of nature
This New Hampshire resident urges continued recognition of nature's rights to end the insane ravaging of Earth's ecosystem.
Herald-Tribune: Legal system isn’t set up to protect environment
It's time to change our law so that we can protect ecosystems over commerce. CELDF is helping communities advance that paradigm shift across the U.S.,…
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…
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.
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.
Think32: Uniting Behind the Rights of Nature, the Rights of Ireland
Amidst calls for a new Irish Constitution are calls to recognize the Rights of Nature, changing how humankind and nature are in relationship, and how…
PennLive: Opinion: The limits of home rule
It's not enough to have Home Rule as state legislators continue to strip rights of local self-government from communities across the state. It's time to…
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.
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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