Community Rights and Rights of Nature continue to grow in Ohio as Williams County residents submit their citizen initiative to protect themselves from corporate water…
Invisible Hand Director Calls In Communities, Calls Out Big Green
Joshua Pribanic, Director of Invisible Hand, issues a call to action for Elizabeth, Pennsylvania; Food & Water Watch responds by withdrawing support.
Blanca Livier Blog: Colima makes history: They recognize the Rights of Nature in the Constitution
The State of Colima in Mexico recognizes the Rights of Nature in its constitution.
Ecologist: Ohio state government attacks Rights of Nature
CELDF's community organizer Tish O'Dell on what it takes to protect Lake Erie and Rights of Nature as the state of Ohio attacks both.
E&E News: Ohio pushes court to sink legal rights for Lake Erie
As Ohioans make strides to advance Rights of Nature, the people's own state government fights to stop them.
The Indiana Gazette: Grant Township took proper stance
Grant Township, PA, resident speaks out on criticism aimed at Township's efforts to protect the community from a toxic fracking wastewater injection well.
Media Release: Tacoma, WA, Group Files First Amendment SCOTUS Petition to Protect Local Ballot Access
With CELDF-supported attorneys, Tacoma, WA, residents filed a 1st Amendment petition with the Supreme Court challenging continued denial of ballot access for qualified citizen initiatives.
Nightingale Initiative for Global Health: Protecting Mother Nature
A Toledo woman's journey to discover and join the Rights of Nature movement, protecting her daughter, community, and the rights of Lake Erie.
Common Dreams, Inc. : How to Arm Nature Against Corporate Profiteers
Jim Hightower, national radio commentator, author, and public speaker, points to the Rights of Nature movement as a grassroots effort to protect the biosphere and…
Resistance Radio Interview with CELDF’s Ben Price
Derrick Jensen interviews CELDF's Ben Price on his newly published book, How Wealth Rules the World.
Jefferson Public Radio: Yuroks Grant Rights To The Klamath River
The Yurok Tribal Council adopts law recognizing the rights of the Klamath River, which is central to the culture and life of the Yurok.
Press Release: Multi-Prong Attack by State of Ohio Against Rights of Nature
Ohio Attorney General files complaint to overturn Lake Erie Bill of Rights on behalf of industry, arguing there is a right to pollute.
Blog: A Right to Survive is Born in Denver
Wealthy interests seeking to crush human rights in Denver, Colorado, out raised local supporters of the Denver "Right to Survive" initiative 23:1. This is the…
Salud America: Toledo Mom Fights for Clean Drinking Water for Her Own, All Children
The story of one Toledo mom and her taking action to protect her children, her community, and the Great Lake Erie through Community Rights and…
KGNU: Who Paid to Defeat Initiative 300?
An interview with CELDF's Ben Price on Denver's Right to Survive ordinance, and the $2.3 million spent by industries to defeat it.
Media Statement: The First State in U.S. History Has Mentioned Legal Rights of Nature
Today, the Ohio House adopts provisions to block communities and local governments from enforcing recognized legal rights for ecosystems.
Media Statement: A Human Right to Survive is Born in Denver
“This idea of a real human right to survive in the 21st century ... was born – through the determination and commitment of the people who live…
Media Release: Judge Denies Toledoans and Lake Erie Access to Court
As a judge denies Toledoans and Lake Erie intervention to defend the Lake Erie Bill of Rights against an agribusiness lawsuit to overturn it, community…
Truthout: UN Report Says Indigenous Sovereignty Could Save the Planet
It's time to recognize the rights of ecosystems and the authority of communities to stop harmful projects. "[T]he best defenders of nature and biodiversity are…
DC Media Group: Biodiversity in Collapse: How to Save 1 Million Species from Extinction
“[It's time to] enact laws that recognize the inalienable rights of ecosystems to exist, flourish and naturally evolve, and the authority of the community to…
Standard Speaker: Supervisors want to hear from nonprofit about well issue
Community members in North Union Township, Pennsylvania, engage with CELDF and its partner Network to discuss using Community Rights to protect their water from being…
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