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…
UCY.TV: The Age of Fission Program – Community Rights with CELDF’s Kai Huschke
CELDF's Kai Hushke is interviewed on UCY.TV, examining the barriers our communities face when they exercise their right to govern the places they live -…
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…
Immense Possibilities: The True Rights of Communities
Immense Possibilities interviews CELDF's Thomas Linzey and Coos County, OR, community rights activist Mary Geddry.
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…
Business Insider: How Pittsburgh embraced a radical environmental movement popping up in conservative towns across America
Recognizing the rights of nature is a strategy leveraged by communities in partnership with CELDF across the U.S. to protect themselves from fracking harms. The…
Yes! Magazine: A New Zealand River Has Human Rights. Now Will Modern Law Come to Its Senses?
Rather than being an idea on the fringes, the rights of nature is gaining legal and cultural traction as courts around the world are beginning…
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…
Orion Magazine: Speaking of Nature
Changing our relationship with nature in part means changing our language. It means shifting away from talking about nature as an object, to recognizing nature…
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