Gas company PGE sues Grant Township over democratically enacted law. The PA Department of Environmental Protection also sued Grant in 2017, making this filing the…
Press Release: Grant Township Moves to Dismiss PA DEP Lawsuit
Despite recognizing the Grant Townships local law to ban injection wells the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection continues to sue the township. CELDF files motion…
Staying Home with Josh Fox: Preemption and Property Rights
Ben Price discusses Rights of Nature and how the concepts of preemption, claimed corporate rights, and property rights challenge local democracy and ecosystem rights.
Thom Hartmann Program: State Law Benefits Corporations Against You – You Lose
Chad Nicholson joins Thom Hartmann to discuss how the 1% are effectively, suing the 99% for their own benefit, citing the findings of our June…
Webinar: Expanding Rights-Based Organizing During a Crisis
A live Q&A with CELDF organizers on Expanding Rights-Based Organizing During a Crisis.
A Closer Look: Exploring the Rights of Nature on June 3
A Live Q&A Session with CELDF organizers taking a Closer Look at the Rights of Nature.
Podcast Interview: Grant Township Update on Political Misfits
Pennsylvania organizer, Chad Nicholson, discusses the Rights of Nature victory in Grant Township despite the ongoing rollback of environmental protections across the country.
Rights of Nature Interview on KB00 Radio!
Pacific Northwest organizer, Kai Huschke, details how COVID-19 has opens timely conversation about the Rights of Nature as a legal framework for protecting Nature.
People Power in a Time of Pandemic
In this interview, Kai speaks on the current state of community rights, gives an explanation of the events taking place in Grant Township, and talks…
Rolling Stone: Nature Scores a Big Win Against Fracking in a Small Pennsylvania Town
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) revoked a permit for a toxic frack waste injection well in Grant Township. The DEP cited the Township's…
Press Release: Rights of Nature Law Forces Pennsylvania to Revoke Industry Permit
PRESS RELEASE: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection enforces local Rights of Nature law. Allows Grant Township to protect vital waterways in revoking permit for dangerous…
Press Release: Grant Township Injection Well Ban Stands, Court Denies ‘Collateral Attack’ from DEP
A decision fro a judge in Grant Township argues that local governing authority is necessary to protect the community’s constitutional rights in the face of…
Rolling Stone: The Rights of Nature Movement Goes on Trial
The people of Grant Township, PA, are fiercely defending their right to clean air and water. A federal judge sanctions two attorneys for standing with…
Press Release: Federal Court Sanctions Lawyers for Defending Community’s Right to Say “No” to Frack Wastewater Injection Wells
The corporate state's judiciary punishes attorneys defending Grant Township, PA, residents against the oil and gas industry by imposing sanctions.
Rolling Stone: How a Small Town Is Standing Up to Fracking
Rolling Stone Magazine covers the story of Grant Township, PA, where the residents are working with CELDF to protect themselves from PGE's fracking injection well.…
Mint Press News: PA Dept. of Environmental Protection Sues Towns Over Fracking Ban
Residents of Grant and Highland Townships, PA, continue the fight to protect themselves from a frack wastewater injection well. Joining the fight against them: the…
In These Times: Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection Sues Towns for Trying to Protect Their Environment
It doesn't get any clearer than this: our own environmental regulatory agencies suing communities who dare to protect the environment by banning fracking activities. Is…
PA Dept of Environmental Protection sues its own communities over fracking injection wells
A state agency charged with protecting the health and safety of communities and the natural environment sues Grant and Highland Townships in Pennsylvania, attempting to…
Common Dreams: Fracking Industry’s New Plan? Prosecute Those Who Push Drilling Bans
As communities seek to protect themselves from toxic drilling, Pennsylvania industry group mulls statute to deter such ordinances.
The Baffler: Who Speaks for the Trees?
Recognizing Rights of Nature is part of the growing discourse on the rights of ecosystems to exist and thrive, based on their own intrinsic value.…
November Elections Update
Learn the latest news from election day in Grant Township and West Chester, PA; Youngstown, OH; and Spokane, WA. And check out the launch of…
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