Lake Erie now has legally-enforceable rights, with the overwhelming majority of Toledo, Ohio, residents voting in support of their Lake Erie Bill of Rights citizen…
Vox: Lake Erie just won the same legal rights as people
A groundbreaking election in Toledo, Ohio, puts this midwestern city on the map - voters recognized the rights of Lake Erie and can take legal…
Vox: Ohio voters are about to decide if Lake Erie has legal rights
Today, Toledo, Ohio, residents are voting on recognizing the rights of Lake Erie to exist and flourish - the next step in a changing landscape…
WTOL11: Lake Erie Bill of Rights passes in Toledo special election
After 21/2 years working to place their Lake Erie Bill of Rights on the ballot, Toledo, Ohio, residents celebrate victory for the Great Lake.
Mother Jones: Holy, Toledo! This Ohio City Is Voting to Give Legal Rights to a Lake
After decades of failed regulations to "protect" Lake Erie and several years of record-breaking algae blooms, Toledo, Ohio, residents prepare to vote on the Lake…
CNN: An Ohio city will vote on whether Lake Erie has the same rights as a person
Government representatives, acting on behalf of industry, have failed to protect Lake Erie. Toledo, Ohio, residents advance a Lake Erie Bill of Rights ballot measure…
The Guardian: Fighting pollution: Toledo residents want personhood status for Lake Erie
While elected officials do nothing substantive to protect Lake Erie, Toledo residents follow in the footsteps of indigenous and other communities, voting next week on…
New York Times: Legal Rights for Lake Erie? Voters in Ohio City Will Decide
As the well-being of Lake Erie deteriorates, Toledoans are taking action, voting next week on a Lake Erie Bill of Rights citizen initiative. This is…
The Daily Sentinel: Meigs BOE among defendants in Civil Rights lawsuit
Meigs County, Ohio, residents join six other communities in a federal Civil Rights lawsuit. The suit alleges Ohio government officials have routinely blocked valid citizen…
StarTribune: Minnesota tribe asks: Can wild rice have its own legal rights?
Traditional indigenous legal principles view nature and people as part of a whole. Today, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe is part of a growing…
The Gazette: Boards of elections, secretary of state sued over ballot rejections
Medina County, Ohio, residents are part of a federal Civil Rights lawsuit filed to protect the rights of Ohio citizens to vote on proposed citizen…
21WFMJ: Environmentalists from Youngstown, six counties file federal lawsuit
Ohio officials have blocked citizen initiatives advancing communities and nature's rights since 2015. In response, citizen have filed suit against Ohio's Secretary of State and…
The Columbus Dispatch: Federal lawsuit seeks to stop elections boards from blocking ballot initiatives
Fighting to protect Ohioans' right to citizen initiative, seven communities partner with CELDF to file a Civil Rights lawsuit in federal court.
The Blade: To the editor: Vote for Lake Erie Bill of Rights
An Ohio resident urges support for the Lake Erie Bill of Rights in Toledo to overcome devastating harms to the Lake's ecosystem and communities' drinking…
Yes! Magazine: The White Earth Band of Ojibwe Legally Recognized the Rights of Wild Rice. Here’s Why
Winona LaDuke speaks to the White Earth band of Ojibwe passing a law formally recognizing the Rights of Manoomin, or wild rice, in December.
Cleveland.com: Toledoans to vote on Lake Erie Bill of Rights
"If there's a problem to be treated, there's a problem to be solved." Toledoans take steps to solve the problem of contaminated water in Lake…
Cleveland.com: The Ohio Supreme Court has rightly affirmed that Toledoans get to vote on a proposed Lake Erie Bill of Rights
Cleveland.com editorial board member cheers the Ohio Supreme Court's recognition of Toledo residents' right to vote on the Lake Erie Bill of Rights initiative in…
Inforum: The Rights of Wild Rice
In December 2018, the White Earth band of Ojibwe recognized the “Rights of Manoomin," or the rights of wild rice. CELDF assisted tribal members to…
The Bayou Brief: Red Tides, Green Lakes, Dead Zones: How a Single City Ordinance Could Change It All
Communities geographically far apart share similar threats to their water from red tides and green algae blooms. They also share looking at Rights of Nature…
Imascalzoneit.com: Rights of Nature
An Italian interview with CELDF's leader of our International Center for the Rights of Nature, Mari Margil.
The Blade: Recognizing the rights of nature
CELDF's Australian partners champion the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, understanding the Great Lake - like the Great Barrier Reef - must be recognized as…
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