Where indigenous communities seek a western legal framework to protect Rights of Nature, CELDF and Bioneers are working together to support them.
The World: Coos and Columbia Counties exercise right of local self-government
Oregon residents take a stand over state preemption and unsustainable fossil fuel projects.
The Seattle Times LTE: City Council applauded – now it’s time for Community Rights
Seattle's City Council withdraws financial ties with Wells Fargo over the Dakota Access Pipeline. Now it's time for them to take the next step.
Lancaster Online: No remedy to protect themselves, Lancaster Co, PA residents take direct action
Lancaster Co, PA, residents move to non-violent civil disobedience to protect their communities from the Atlantic Sunrise LNG pipeline.
The Colorado Independent: Lafayette Climate Bill of Rights draws passionate support from mothers, children
Lafayette, CO, residents show resounding support for a Climate Bill of Rights that would legalize non-violent civil disobedience to enforce their ban on fracking.
Daily Camera: Lafayette leaders, Standing Rock members voice support for anti-fracking proposal
Lafayette, CO, residents and Standing Rock members call for local action as Lafayette advances a Climate Bill of Rights and Protections.
The Oberlin Review: Oberlin Must Stand by Community Bill of Rights
The City of Oberlin, OH, has a Community Bill of Rights protecting them from unsustainable energy projects - and an Oberlin resident calls on the…
The Spokesman-Review: Oil, coal train protesters in Spokane file federal lawsuit claiming climate change protections
Residents of Spokane, WA, file a federal lawsuit asserting the people's right to a healthy climate.
KREM2: ‘Raging Grannies’ and other protesters file federal lawsuit claiming climate change protections
"Raging Granny" residents in Spokane, WA, file federal lawsuit for a right to a livable climate.
PR: Spokane Arrestees Sue U.S. Government: Seek to Overturn Federal Preemption of Local Control Over Coal and Oil Trains
CELDF files lawsuit against the federal government, asserting federal law preempting municipal control of fossil fuel rail shipments violates residents’ constitutional right to a healthy…
PR: Spokane Arrestees Sue U.S. Government: Seek to Overturn Federal Preemption of Local Health and Safety Laws Concerning Coal and Oil Trains
CELDF files lawsuit against the federal government, asserting federal law preempting municipal control of fossil fuel rail shipments violates residents’ constitutional right to a healthy…
Columbus Free Press: Corporate State Attempts to Choke Off Citizens’ Initiatives
As prior people's movements have taught us, when unjust government promotes unjust laws, we must promote local laws advancing rights.
Counterpunch: Get The Frack Out of Pennsylvania
Fiction mirrors reality, and author Lee Ballinger draws the parallels between a novel set in Pennsylvania describing the ravages of fracking, and the reality in…
Mrs. Green’s World: CELDF’s Kai Huschke on Community Rights
CELDF's Kai Huschke is featured on Mrs. Green's World, talking about We, the People, taking control of our own government and our own communities to…
The Athens Messenger: HB 463 will not stand
Ohioans recognize the state legislature's assault on democracy through the adoption of HB 463. Presented as a foreclosure bill, legislators encroached on citizens' right to…
Boulder Weekly: Lafayette Council considers legalizing direct action to protect environment
The state of Colorado refuses to recognize residents' right to protect themselves from fracking. But Lafayette City Council considers a Right to Climate ordinance legalizing…
The Colorado Independent: Lafayette’s Climate Change Bill of Rights: A small town grapples with a big idea
An overwhelming number of Lafayette, CO, residents attend a City Council meeting to urge support for a Climate Bill of Rights and Protections that legalizes…
KDV1 Fox 31 Denver: Proposed ordinance sparks fracking debate in Lafayette
Lafayette and other Colorado residents come out in force to support a Climate Bill of Rights ordinance that bans fracking.
Daily Camera: Merrily Mazza: Why we need a Lafayette Climate Bill of Rights
Lafaytte, CO, City Councilwoman Merrily Mazza co-sponsors the Lafayette Climate Bill of Rights and Protections, calling for nonviolent civil disobedience to end unjust laws under…
Guest Blog: American Propaganda
Propaganda is key to controlling our political landscape. Media literacy is crucial to our social activism - we must understand the elite's control of mass…
Blog: Matters of State Concern: The Tyranny of Preemption
The corporate state justifies obliterating local democracy through claims to be protecting the interests of residents across the state. We can no longer tolerate this…
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