On September 12th, community members from eight Oregon counties gathered in Corvallis, Oregon, to launch the Oregon Community Rights Network (ORCRN).
The Pacific Northwest Inlander: Judgment Day
Corporate and government interests in Spokane, WA, succeed in blocking citizens' initiatives that would establish Community Rights.
The Bradford Era: Earthquakes elicit Elk County opposition to proposed injection well
Elk County Commissioners speak out against fracking injection wells.
Noozhawk: Fracking and the Rights of Nature
Community Rights and the Rights of Nature are changing our western legal paradigm, and are tools to protect Santa Barbara, CA, from fracking.
Noozhawk: Protecting Santa Barbara County — Community Rights vs. Corporate Control
Wayne Mellinger on Community Rights to protect Santa Barbara from fracking corporate interests.
Local Lawmaking: A Call for a Community Rights Movement
While on their face these issues may appear to be different – ranging from corporate agribusiness to energy extraction – the communities on the receiving…
Piscataquis Observer: Sangerville group outlines community bill of rights to halt east-west highway
East Sangerville, ME, residents and selectmen partner with CELDF to use a Community Bill of Rights to stop a $2.1 billion limited access highway.
Press Release: Pennsylvania Community Rights Network (PCRN) Seats Founding Board of Directors
Declaring that the legitimate foundation of government is the right to local self-governance, the Pennsylvania Community Rights Network reviewed bylaws and officially launched the organization…
Press Release: New Hampshire Community Rights Network Signs the Barnstead Declaration
The New Hampshire Community Rights Network signs the Barnstead Declaration, stating their intention to provide education for a statewide call for legislative and constitutional changes…
Santa Maria Sun: Down the tube
San Luis Obispo, CA, residents consider a community rights ordinance to stop fracking before it starts.
Press Release: First County in U.S. Bans Oil and Gas Extraction
Mora County, NM, adopts first-in-the-nation ban on oil and gas extraction, protecting residents and local ecosystems from fracking.
CELDF Statement: A New Civil Rights Movement: Liberating Our Communities from Corporate Control
A Pennsylvania Judge Holds That Corporations Are Not “Persons” Under the Pennsylvania Constitution.
Highland Township Retains Law Firm to Defend Injection Well Ordinance
Highland Township, PA, Board of Supervisors vote unanimously to retain CELDF to help defend their "Community Rights Protection from Injection Wells Ordinance" against Seneca Resources.
Fracking Scare Tactics in Highland
Update on pending lawsuit in Highland Township, PA, where supervisors recently passed a Community Bill of Rights to ban fracking injection wells - excerpt from…
Public Herald: Just Say ‘No’ — Locals Ban Frack Waste in Pa.
On January 9, 2013, in otherwise quiet Highland Township in Elk County, Pennsylvania, officials signed a community rights bill into law stopping the deposit of…
Read the Dirt: Barnstead, NH: Establishing the Community Right to Water and Self-Governance
The Barnstead, NH, story - and how other New Hampshire communities have followed the blazing trail set by these bold and steadfast residents.
Press Release: Broadview Heights Adopts Community Bill of Rights Banning Fracking
Today, the residents of Broadview Heights banned fracking from within the City limits through a Community Bill of Rights Charter Amendment. The amendment established the…
NPR Special Series – The Future of Nonhuman Rights: Recognizing The Right Of Plants To Evolve
The rights of plants to exist and evolve is explored as interest grows for recognizing the rights of nature.
Position Paper on Sustainable Energy
Currently, most development of wind energy resources is carried out by a handful of large corporations.... The corporation...controls the land, production of energy from the…
Akron Beacon Journal: Communities seek ways to override state control of oil and gas drilling boom
Two activists are involved in grass-roots campaigns ... pushing [for] what’s called limited home rule in Ohio townships and a community bill of rights in…
Press Release: Washington Communities Launch Statewide Network To Advocate for Community Rights
SPOKANE: In late July, citizens from Washington communities gathered in Spokane to launch the Washington Community Rights Network (WCRN). Network members released The Spokane Declaration,…
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