As Highland Township, PA, residents fight to keep out a frack wastewater injection well, tonight they voted "yes" to form a study commission to consider…
The Daily Item: My Turn: A necessary change to the system
Our own local electeds are bound by our legal structure to allow harmful corporate practices into the communities they've sworn to protect. It's up to…
Philly.com: A tiny town’s resistance to shale gas is put to the test
Seneca Resources vows to defend its property rights - including its claimed right to site a wastewater injection well, which threatens drinking water sources. The…
Geddry: Maybe it is time to revoke our consent to be governed
Our right to local community self-government is unrecognized. Our elected representatives work on behalf of industry rather than we the people. Maybe it's time to…
Boulder Weekly: Community rights versus environmental destruction: Time to turn the page
In a state overrun by fracking, a Colorado leader in advancing Community Rights lays it out plainly: when democracy and fracking cannot coexist, one of…
The World: Secretary of State rejects ballot initiative seeking local control over corporations
Oregonians working to advance a community rights state constitutional amendment to protect the right to local self-government find their Secretary of State is working to…
Lancaster Online: Speaker: Pennsylvania communities need to revolt against Constitution to stop pipelines
Thomas Linzey speaks to how our legal structure keeping us from protecting our well-being, safeguarding ecosystems, and establishing a sustainable future. We need to change…
The Post: Friedrick’s recent column had some incorrect information
Supporters of Medina County, OH's, Community Rights County Charter initiative call out fear tactics of anti-Community Rights government officials.
The Post: Medina County: We have the right to clean air, water, soil
When a county commissioner in Medina County, OH, steers residents away from protecting their community from fracking infrastructure projects through a rights-based county charter, residents…
Kane Republican: Highland seen as leader in ‘revolt’ against corporations
Highland Township, PA, is one of the leaders for communities across the U.S. that are advancing Community Rights to protect themselves from harm.
The Bradford Era: CELDF founder lays out benefits of Home Rule charter to Highland Township
CELDF's Thomas Linzey speaks to Highland Township, PA, residents on their fight to protect their community from a frack wastewater injection well. Highland residents are…
The Bradford Era: Highland Township continues exploring home rule
Highland Township, PA, residents consider pursuing a Community Rights Home Rule Charter to protect themselves from Seneca Resources' proposed injection well.
Fosters.com: Barrington acts to protect natural resources
Barrington, NH, Community Rights leader Cilia Bannenberg celebrates the townspeople's adoption of a Community Bill of Rights Ordinance. The local law protects clean air, soil,…
Tree Media Presents We the People 2.0 – The Second American Revolution
Tree Media releases the trailer for the film We the People 2.0, featuring CELDF. Check it out here.
Cleveland.com: Pro-fracking writer ignored essential dangers of drilling: Tish O’Dell, Mothers Against Drilling in Our Neighborhoods
Ohio resident Tish O'Dell counters the oil and gas industry's insistence that fracking is safe. Regardless, communities have the right to determine what happens in…
The World: FERC leaves Jordan Cove among the ‘undead’
Coos County, OR, residents recognize FERC's denial of Jordan Cove export terminal is not a win. FERC openly admits economic conditions - and not harm…
Akron Beacon Journal: Medina, Portage counties seek community bill of rights votes
Medina and Portage Counties in Ohio begin gathering signatures to place Community Rights County Charters on the November ballot. Residents face fracking infrastructure projects, including…
Concord Monitor: Barnstead voters pass community bill of rights barring future religious identification
In the face of hostile political rhetoric in the 2016 Republican presidential campaign, Barnstead, NH, residents protect themselves from religious identification requirements through a Community…
Press Release: Ohio Residents Launch Community Rights Petition Campaigns throughout the State on Primary Day
Five Ohio counties and cities launch Community Bills of Rights campaigns to protect themselves from fracking activities. Residents are aiming for the November 2016 ballot.
Press Release: Barnstead, NH, Adopts First-in-the-Nation Law Protects Against Religious Persecution, Including Religious I.D. Requirements
Barnstead, NH, residents make history as the first community to adopt a Community Bill of Rights establishing the right to be free from religious identification…
Press Release: Colorado Supreme Court Rules Local Self-Government State Constitutional Amendment Can Advance to Next Stage Toward Ballot
The Colorado Supreme Court clears the way for residents to advance their Community Rights state constitutional amendment initiative to the November ballot. Oil and gas…
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