As voters last week banned fracking in regions from Ohio to Texas to California, Colorado citizens are meanwhile attempting to reclaim their own right to…
Fort Bragg Advocate-News: Fracking ban success surprises supporters
Mendocino County, CA, residents voting to use Community Rights to ban fracking by an overwhelming majority in the November election, welcome the broader conversation about…
EagleFordTexas.com: Mendocino County voters ban fracking
Mendocino County, CA's, Community Bill of Rights banning fracking protects residents and local ecosystems, and challenges existing law that denies communities the right to local…
YES! Magazine: 6 Ways Americans Voted Against Corporate Power in the Most Expensive Midterm Elections Ever
CELDF-drafted Community Bills of Rights banning fracking and challenging corporate claimed "rights" in Ohio and California take center stage.
CentralMaine.com: East-west corridor remains a danger
Dover-Foxcroft, ME, resident urges communities to assert their rights to protect themselves from harmful corporate projects, such as the East-West Corridor, through Community Bills of…
EcoWatch: Colorado Town Sues State, Gov. Hickenlooper and COGA to Protect Right to Ban Fracking
Lafayette, CO, residents file a preliminary injunction to protect their Community Bill of Rights banning fracking.
Daily Camera: Lafayette group files motion to block oil and gas industry’s lawsuit, enforce local fracking ban
With 60% of Lafayette, CO, residents adopting a Community Bill of Rights banning fracking last November, residents file a motion for a preliminary injunction against…
Daily Camera: Opinion – Home Rule — On the ‘rights’ side of history
Boulder County, CO, resident urges support for advancing communities' rights over corporate claimed "rights" through Home Rule local self-governance.
Longmont Daily Times Call: Boulder County home-rule charter proponents haven’t yet turned in petitions
The Boulder County Community Rights Network in Colorado has gathered more than 10,000 signatures to place a home rule charter question on the ballot for…
Longmont Daily Times-Call: Boulder County charter proponents launch petition drive
The Boulder County Community Rights Network in Colorado is gathering signatures in the first steps towards creating a Community Rights Home Rule Charter for the…
Longmont Daily Times-Call: Boulder County home-rule charter proponents hope to gain spot on fall ballot
The Boulder County Community Rights Network in Colorado gathers signatures to create a Home Rule Charter Commission, intending to enact a Home Rule Charter built…
Boulder Weekly: Petition for home rule circulates Boulder County
Boulder County, CO, residents gather signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot. The measure is the first step in creating a Community Rights…
Daily Kos: New Civil Rights Movement
A diary from occupystephanie draws parallels between Community Rights and other rights' movements, and describes CELDF's work with municipalities across the U.S. to leverage those…
Global Exchange’s People to People Blog: Mendocino County: Charting a new course for water protection?
Mendocino County, CA, residents work with CELDF's partner Global Exchange in Community Rights organizing to protect their water. Communities are working on Community Bills of…
The Southern Illinoisan: Both sides of fracking debate plan next move
Residents in Johnson County, IL, are moving forward with next steps to protect their community from fracking through a Community Bill of Rights Ordinance.
The Southern Illinoisan: Johnson County Board receives draft ‘bill of rights’
Johnson County, IL, residents present a Community Bill of Rights Ordinance to County Commissioners to protect the community from fracking.
The Southern: Johnson County fracking ban defeated
With over $20,000 available to pro-fracking interests to defeat a non-binding referendum in support of a Community Bill of Rights banning fracking, Johnson County residents…
Shadow Proof: Illinois Fracking Ban Fails After Local Newspapers Refuse To Accept Ads Supporting It
A local media blackout against Community Rights in Johnson County, IL, affects ballot outcome.
Southeast Missouri State University KRCU: Frack Ban Fails In Johnson County, Ill.
Community Rights opponents in Johnson County, IL, claim a hollow victory when a media blackout kept out Community Rights advocates and the state Chamber of…
The Western Front: Frontline – Support a Community Bill of Rights
Western University students in Bellingham, WA, call on their peers to launch a Community Bill of Rights initiative in Bellingham.
Daily Kos – Food Fight: Local Media Coverage
A diary from occupystephanie on Oregon Community Rights and sustainable food systems in the face of hostile state and corporate interests.
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