Bob Fitrakis and Dan Dougan with Community Radio Columbus interview CELDF's Tish O'Dell on the upcoming Ohio Community Rights Conference - and the recent Ohio…
Press Release: Ho-Chunk Nation General Council Approves Rights of Nature Constitutional Amendment
The General Council of the Ho-Chunk Nation votes overwhelmingly in support of a Rights of Nature constitutional amendment.
The Intercept: How a Ragtag Group of Oregon Locals Took On the Biggest Chemical Companies in World — and Won
The chemical industry is doing all it can to shut down communities from banning toxic chemical use. But in Oregon, CELDF partners in Lincoln and…
Toledo City Paper: Water Rights: Protecting Lake Erie and our Drinking Water
Toledoans for Safe Water are determined to protect Lake Erie through their citizen initiative recognizing the rights of the Lake to exist and flourish.
WGRZ.com: Nature’s Law: The Rights of Nature to Exist
CELDF is working with communities across the U.S. and around the world to advance the Rights of Nature - and the movement is growing.
Columbus Community Bill of Rights: Corporate Lobbyists Attack the People’s Right to Vote on the Columbus Community Bill of Rights Initiative
Corporate lobbyist groups come out in force to argue against the people's right to initiative in the Ohio Supreme Court. Columbus residents are unwavering in…
Voices for Biodiversity: How Do Dams Fall? Conversations with the Colorado River
Author Will Falk's story of his connection with the Colorado River, the lawsuit he helped bring forward to protect her rights, and what is necessary…
The Toledo Blade: Elections board sued in Ohio Supreme Court over Lake Erie Bill of Rights ballot initiative
CELDF assists Toledo, OH, residents appeal the Lucas County Board of Elections decision to block their Lake Erie Bill of Rights from the ballot.
The Columbus Dispatch: Letter: Citizen initiative would be important protection
In a LTE, a Columbus, OH, resident points out blockage of the people's Community Bill of Rights citizen initiative banning fracking waste was led by…
The Toledo Blade: Board of Elections rejects downtown jail, Lake Erie bill of rights petitions
Toledo, OH, residents vow legal action as the Lucas County Board of Elections votes to block a Lake Erie Bill of Rights from the ballot.…
Press Release: Lake Erie Bill of Rights Blocked from November Ballot
Growing efforts to stifle voting rights continue in Ohio as local government blocks Toledo residents' Lake Erie Bill of Rights from the November ballot.
ABC Drive (North Queensland): Interview on the rights of the Great Barrier Reef
Listen to Dr. Michelle Maloney, founder of the Australian Centre for the Rights of Nature, on laws recognizing rights of the Great Barrier Reef to…
InDepthNH.org: Opinion: Northern Pass Appeal Ignores Wishes of NH People
If you think regulatory agencies like New Hampshire's Site Evaluation Committee (SEC) have your community's interests at heart, think again. They exist to approve permits…
Press Release: Franklin County Board of Elections Denies Residents the Right to Vote
The Franklin County, OH, Board of Elections strips 560,000 Columbus citizens of their right to vote on a rights-based ballot measure to protect the community…
WOSU Public Media: Franklin County Board Of Elections Rejects Fracking Ban Proposal
Despite Columbus, OH, residents qualifying their Community Rights citizen initiative banning frack waste, the Franklin County Board of Election blocks it from the November ballot.
CCBOR PRESS RELEASE: COLUMBUS, OH, FRANKLIN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS WILL VOTE ON CITIZEN INITIATED COMMUNITY BILL OF RIGHTS ORDINANCE HEADED FOR BALLOT
An oil and gas industry ally submits a protest to block a Community Bill of Rights initiative banning fracking waste from the ballot in Columbus,…
Lagniappe Weekly: Bay lives matter
Mobile Bay is a heavily polluted watershed in Alabama. Let's follow the lead of communities across the country who are adopting "ecosystem rights" laws to…
Court of Appeals Decides to Avoid Voting Rights Issue, Denies Athens Residents an Appeal
Athens County, OH, residents advancing Community Rights to protect themselves from fracking through citizen initiative are denied their appeal.
Press Release: Rights of the Great Barrier Reef, Campaign Launch
Human activity is devastating the Great Barrier Reef. The Australia Earth Laws Alliance works with CELDF to secure rights for the Reef, protecting it from…
Blog: Ceiling Preemption is UnAmerican
Preemption is used by governments to stop communities from protecting their rights, health, safety, and welfare. It's time to change that - and we can.
The Toledo Blade: Toledo water group collects signatures for “Lake Erie Bill of Rights” inclusion on Nov. ballot
Toledo, OH, community members submit petitions to place a Lake Erie Bill of Rights citizen initiative on the November ballot. The measure recognizes the right…
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