Lincoln County, OR, residents recently adopted the nation's first countywide ban on aerially-sprayed pesticides. They're celebrating their win - and preparing to defend their law…
Orion Magazine: Speaking of Nature
Changing our relationship with nature in part means changing our language. It means shifting away from talking about nature as an object, to recognizing nature…
Daily Camera Opinion: John C. Lamb: Democrats not helping in battle against fracking
Don't be fooled - the Democratic Party is as supportive of oil and gas as the Republican Party. The answer isn't in our party electeds,…
The Hill: In praise of Trump pulling out of the Paris climate pact
The Paris Accords are not our salvation. Pulling out may be the best thing to happen if we're actually going to take action to build…
Cleveland.com: Ohio Community Rights Network fights for local government rights
The Ohio Community Rights Network is supporting communities across the state to advance their right to local community self-government, and to protect people and ecosystems…
Press Release: Lincoln County, OR, Adopts First-in-Nation Ban of Aerial Pesticide Spray
Lincoln County, OR, residents, facing decades of pesticide use by the timber industry, adopt the first ban of the practice as a violation of environmental…
KBOO: Lincoln County Aerial Spray Ban Passes
Aerial spraying of pesticides is banned by Lincoln County, OR, voters. Residents elevate the rights of communities over corporate "rights" as they protect themselves from…
Street Roots News: Victory, defeat and alternative facts in two coastal county elections
Using citizen initiative, two Oregon communities fight to protect themselves from the timber and oil/gas industry, and secure their democratic and environmental rights.
Rolling Stone: How a Small Town Is Standing Up to Fracking
Rolling Stone Magazine covers the story of Grant Township, PA, where the residents are working with CELDF to protect themselves from PGE's fracking injection well.…
Press Release: Grant Township, PA, Sues Department of Environmental Protection for Rights Violations
Grant Township, PA, is being sued by their own Dept of Environmental Protection to force in a fracking wastewater injection well. CELDF filed a countersuit…
KUOW: Oregon Voters Could See More Community Rights Measures Going Forward
Two community rights measures were on the Oregon ballot this week to stop corporate harms, and more coming down the pipe. Growing numbers of Oregon…
Press Release: Lincoln Co., OR: On Verge of First in Nation Citizen Initiative to Ban Aerial Spray Pesticides
A Community Bill of Rights by the people of Lincoln Co, OR, is just ahead at the polls. Residents are fighting for their democratic and…
The World: Measure opponents exceed $1 million in combined donations and spending
As election day approaches, a foreign corporation and its allies spend over $1 million to defeat a local rights-based measure banning a massive LNG export…
National Observer: Oregon votes on whether to reject a Calgary company’s fossil fuel project
A Canadian company attempting to force in a LNG export terminal and pipeline in Coos County, OR, irks residents, who are voting on a community…
DeSmog: Jordan Cove LNG Backers Spend Huge Money to Sway Tiny Oregon County Election
Corporate interests pour funds into defeating a Coos County, OR, community rights measure. The citizen's initiative bans the Jordan Cove LNG export project as a…
Daily Camera: Opinion: Boulder Co commissioners don’t have answers – but residents do
Cliff Wilmeng calls for Boulder County, CO, commissioners to stop politicking and start protecting; stop colluding by doing nothing and start acting courageously by enacting…
OPB: Oregon County Seeks To Block LNG Project With Ballot Measure
Coos County, OR, residents fight for their right to decide on an LNG export project through the ballot, using community rights.
The Ridgway Record: Highland Twp, PA, residents seek support from county commissioners
Seneca Resources attempts to force a frack wastewater injection well in Highland Township, PA, against the will of the people. Residents request support from Elk…
Press Release: Colombia Constitutional Court Finds Atrato River Possesses Rights
Reversing course from mainstream views of nature as property, Colombia's Constitutional Court finds the Atrato River is a rights-bearing entity - a necessary step to…
Blog: Whose Town is It?
Members of the New Hampshire legislature took advantage of a spring blizzard, attempting to undermine direct democracy.
El Heraldo: Rights of Nature granted to the Atrato River in Colombia
A Colombian court recognizes the rights of the Atrato River to exist and flourish, ordering the end of illegal mining and the use of toxins…
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