While Seneca Resources tries to force a frack wastewater injection well into Highland Twp, PA, a second time, residents and the Crystal Spring Ecosystem fight…
Akron Beacon Journal: LTE – Right to Local Control
The Ohio legislature adopted HB 463, further stripping communities of local control. Portage County residents speak out, vowing they will press forward with a county-wide…
PR: Ecosystem and Residents File Motion to Intervene In Federal Lawsuit
Crystal Spring Ecosystem and residents of Highland Township, PA, filed to intervene in a lawsuit today. Parties are fighting to block Seneca Resources' plans to…
Akron Beacon Journal: How lame ducks narrowed the right of Ohioans to take issues to the ballot
The editorial board speaks out against the Ohio legislature's stripping residents of their right to initiative.
Blog: Relying on Undemocratic Mechanisms to Achieve “Democracy”
Our system to elect the President is undemocratic - and so are efforts to use the electoral college to block President-elect Trump on inauguration day.…
Blog: From Standing Rock to Million Women March and Beyond…if There is One
From North Dakota to Washington, D.C., people are gathering to protect water, air, and soil, and to make a stand for justice and equality. What's…
Kane Republican: Former water/sewer board is back in Highland
Highland Township Supervisors in Highland, PA, abandon their efforts to illegitimately remove the Water Authority board. Highland residents are fighting to protect themselves from an…
Community Rights Lane County Receives 2016 Community Service Award
Community Rights Lane County is the recipient of the Eugene Springfield Solidarity Network (ESSN) 2016 Community Service Award for their “faithful and dedicated service in…
Daily Camera: Lafayette considers legalizing civil disobedience against fracking operations
City Council in Lafayette, CO, advances a Climate Bill of Rights and Protections ordinance that legalizes nonviolent direct action to protect against oil and gas…
PR: Cease and Desist Letter Issued to Highland Township Supervisors
Highland Township, PA, supervisors concede they don't have the authority to remove the Township's Water Authority Board after receiving a cease and desist letter. Supervisors…
94.1 KPFA: Community and Ecosystem Rights
CELDF's Thomas Linzey discusses how people are able to protect and preserve the places they call home – especially when governments fail to do so.
PR: Lafayette, CO, Residents Introduce Climate Bill of Rights and Protections
Lafayette, CO, residents introduce a law codifying the right to a healthy climate, and protecting and enforcing that right through non-violent direct action.
Yes! Magazine: As a Trump Administration Fast Approaches, Cities and Towns Gear Up for Political Resistance
Community Bills of Rights are a tool to protect rights at the local level, such as Barnstead, NH's prohibition on religious identification requirements, and Grant…
Community Rights Paper #15 – Stopping Climate Change: The Slow Train to Nowhere
The Paris Agreement will not stop climate change - most experts agree on that. What will? Only we, in our communities, can achieve the changes…
The World: Local control can replace 19th-century energy thinking
Coos County, OR, residents aim to transform their community through Community Rights, democratizing energy development and creating sustainability. They're willing to challenge unjust laws to…
Oberlin News-Tribune: We must oppose unjust laws
An Oberlin, OH, resident urges resistance to unjust laws forcing the Nexus pipeline into the City. It is a call for courage and to follow…
Community Rights Paper #14: Democratic Rights Matter
There is a corporate state crack down on communities governing themselves and taking action to protect future generations. The crack down is evidence that these…
Yes! Magazine: A Healthier Democracy Starts Right Where You Live
A review of Tree Media's documentary on CELDF's work in communities across the country: We the People 2.0 - The Second American Revolution.
Blog: U.S. Ruled by 9-Headed Monarch: What We Didn’t Learn in School about the Supreme Court
Regardless of our political affiliations, the Supreme Court claims enormous power over our lives. How does this body of government have the authority to restrict…
Yes! Magazine: A Last Resort That Might Work: Small Town Votes In Community Bill of Rights to Ban Fracking
The story of Waterville, OH, residents, taking their health and safety into their own hands, and banning Spectra Energy's Nexus pipeline as a violation of…
Sentinel-Tribune: By unanimous vote, BG council rejects easement for Nexus pipeline project
A huge crowd of residents from Bowling Green and beyond gather to show their overwhelming support of City Council members to vote against an easement…
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