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.
The Bryan Times Letter to the Editor: Protecting Our Water
Corporate interests intent on selling Williams County, Ohio, water for profit is the issue, points out this resident.
Mongabay: Philippine bill seeks to grant nature the same legal rights as humans
CELDF is partnering with a coalition of Philippine activists, attorneys, and organizations to advance Rights of Nature protections in law.
TSW Media Release: Activists Defend Lawsuit Enforcing Lake Erie Bill of Rights, Rights of Toledoans
Toledo residents file pro se lawsuit defending the people's Lake Erie Bill of Rights.
Vox: This country gave all its rivers their own legal rights
Rights of Nature is gaining traction in the U.S. and around the world - the beginning of a paradigm shift. Here's what it looks like…
Florida Politics: Can rivers have rights? Orange County, others, mulling the question
The Rights of Nature is taking root in Florida, as counties begin working with CELDF to protect water ecosystems from relentless corporate harms.
Press Release: Lake Erie Bill of Rights Court Case Heats Up as Algae Bloom Grows
The City of Toledo takes a stand in court to defend the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.
Bryan Times: Forum: County charter being stonewalled
Williams County, Ohio, residents are working to protect their county's water source from privatization. Their own government is trying to stop them.
Next City: Can Cities Grant Nature the Right to Exist, and Thrive?
More and more cities are taking action to end the commodification and exploitation of people and nature for corporate profit, using Community Rights and Rights…
NPR: Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes
NPR covers this story on the growing Rights of Nature movement across the U.S. and around the world. "'[W]e have to change our environmental protection…
Truthout: States Are Thwarting Cities’ Attempts to Govern Themselves
The federal court’s decision to uphold the Berkeley cellphone radiation disclosure law should not be mistaken for judicial deference to the right of local self-government.
Reuters: That river has rights: new strategy to protect planet
Recognizing legal rights of ecosystems is a growing movement gaining momentum around the world.
Press Release: Ballot Access Stymied in Ohio and Washington
The corporate state attempts to strip democratic rights in Ohio and Washington state. CELDF supports communities as together they fight back.
The Columbus Dispatch: Letter: Budget section tramples on community, nature’s rights
Community members in Columbus, Ohio, call out the state legislators' shameful efforts to quash Rights of Nature in the budget bill.
Lake Erie Advocates’ Media Statement: Ohio Legislature Attacks Rights of Nature, Protects Polluters in Budget Bill
Community groups release joint statement revealing not only the Ohio legislature's efforts to stop Rights of Nature, but also expanding protections of industrial agricultural operations.
Press Release: Ohio Legislature Bans Rights of Nature Enforcement
While Rights of Nature grows in Ohio, the state legislature tries to ban its enforcement. Undeterred, Ohio communities continue advancing laws to protect ecosystems based…
CELDF on the Daily Show: The Fight to Turn Lake Erie into a Person
The Daily Show's Michael Kosta covers Toledo residents' work to protect Lake Erie by recognizing the Lake's rights...and he takes the Lake's...hand in marriage?!
WGCU: The Rights of Nature Movement Comes to Lee County
CELDF co-founder Thomas Linzey on the growing Rights of Nature movement as the people of Lee County, Florida, look to recognize the rights of the…
Press Release: Rights of Michindoh Aquifer Encounter First Hurdle
While efforts mount to stop Rights of Nature in Ohio, community groups press on, insisting on their right to protect the ecosystems upon which they…
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