CELDF is retained by Highland Township, PA, to defend the Township's Community Bill of Rights Ordinance banning fracking wastewater injection wells against Seneca Resources Corporation.…
The Southern: Johnson County fracking ban defeated
With over $20,000 available to pro-fracking interests to defeat a non-binding referendum in support of a Community Bill of Rights banning fracking, Johnson County residents…
Shadow Proof: Illinois Fracking Ban Fails After Local Newspapers Refuse To Accept Ads Supporting It
A local media blackout against Community Rights in Johnson County, IL, affects ballot outcome.
Ridgeway Township, PA, Board of Supervisors writes letter of support
Ridgeway Township, PA, Board of Supervisors writes a letter of support for Highland Township, which is taking a stand against Seneca Resources Corporation's plans to…
Southeast Missouri State University KRCU: Frack Ban Fails In Johnson County, Ill.
Community Rights opponents in Johnson County, IL, claim a hollow victory when a media blackout kept out Community Rights advocates and the state Chamber of…
State Impact: Elk County township prepares for battle against deep injection well
As the EPA approves a wastewater injection well permit in Highland Township, PA, for Seneca Resources, the Township Supervisors, with standing-room-only support from the community,…
The Kane Republican: Highland OKs Legal Fights Against Injection Well
Highland Township Supervisors in Pennsylvania receive overwhelming support from residents to enforce their Community Rights Ordinance banning fracking wastewater injection wells, as Seneca Resources presses…
The Bradford Era: Handful of appeals against Highland Township injection well project
Highland Township, PA, prepares to enforce its CELDF-drafted Community Bill of Rights Ordinance banning injection wells against Seneca Resources Corporation.
The Bradford Era: Highland Township citizens group joins fray over injection well
Highland Township, PA, stands behind its Community Bill of Rights banning injection wells with the support of Township Supervisors, residents, and CELDF, as Seneca Resources…
The Western Front: Frontline – Support a Community Bill of Rights
Western University students in Bellingham, WA, call on their peers to launch a Community Bill of Rights initiative in Bellingham.
The Bradford Era: Firm set to offer legal support in Highland Township injection well fight
CELDF affirms it will defend Highland Township, PA's Community Bill of Rights Ordinance that bans fracking wastewater injection wells against Seneca Resources, which has been…
Daily Kos – Food Fight: Local Media Coverage
A diary from occupystephanie on Oregon Community Rights and sustainable food systems in the face of hostile state and corporate interests.
Corvallis Gazette-Times: Food fight turns on local rights
A fight to protect the Willamette Valley, OR, from GM seed reveals itself to be a fight to protect Community Rights to create local, sustainable…
Huffington Post: Colorado Communities Could Ban Fracking Under New Proposed Amendment
A proposed amendment to Colorado's constitution that would give municipalities the power to ban or restrict fracking and other industrial activities would be the first…
Press Release: Colorado Community Rights Network Files Constitutional Amendment To Secure the Right to Community Self-Government Free from State Preemption
Denver, Colorado, January 20, 2014 - The Colorado Community Rights Network (COCRN) has submitted to the state for review and comment the language for a…
National Catholic Reporter: Nature’s rights gain some legal standing
At the Global Rights of Nature Summit in Otavalo, Ecuador, CELDF representatives and other organizations gather to call for the advancement of the Rights of…
Press Release: Statement on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Ruling that Parts of Act 13 are Unconstitutional
“This ruling, while welcome, does not stop fracking of Pennsylvania’s communities, nor does it recognize the right of the people of Pennsylvania to govern their…
Press Release: Ohio and Colorado Voters Adopt Community Bills of Rights
Lafayette, CO, and Oberlin, OH, residents ban fracking as a violation of rights with strong majority wins.
The Piscataquis Observer: Letter to the Editor – Sangerville a leader in self-governance
Sangerville, ME, resident stands behind their first-in-the-nation Community Bill of Rights infrastructure ordinance, adopted by residents in September.
Read the Dirt: When The State Pushes Back
Editor Simon Davis-Cohen interviews CELDF's Pacific Northwest Community Organizer Kai Huschke about our structure of law and governance that functions to deny communities' rights when…
Press Release: Sangerville, ME, Adopts Community Bill of Rights Ordinance to Reject Transportation & Distribution Corridors
Voters in Sangerville, ME, adopt a Community Bill of Rights ordinance to protect their municipality from a private transportation corridor.
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