HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP, PA: Today, an ecosystem in the United States filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit to defend its own rights to…
PACRN Statement: Conestoga Township, PA, Resident Unjustly Arrested for Speaking Truth at a Public Meeting
The Pennsylvania Community Rights Network stands by Conestoga Township, PA, resident Kim Kann, who was arrested for speaking truth at a public meeting this week.…
Highland Township plans to fight injection well lawsuit in federal court
Highland Township, PA, residents urge their Supervisors to defend their community and fight Seneca Resources as the energy corporation files a federal lawsuit to overturn…
The Bradford Era: Highland Township retains law firm in injection well fight
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.…
Not The Item: Blog post – Democracy School at Susquehanna University
Democracy School in Selingsrove, PA, in February 2014, revealed for particpants the structure of law we live under that keeps us from getting what we…
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…
FAQs – Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling on Act 13
Q. Does the Act 13 ruling ban fracking in Pennsylvania? A. No. The Act 13 ruling allows municipal governments to return to their status prior…
Pennsylvania’s Act 13 – Fracking
On December 19, 2013, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court found much of Act 13 unconstitutional. CELDF issued a press statement and FAQs
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…
PA Community Rights Workshop – State College, PA, June 14th – 15th.
Residents are beginning to coalesce around the idea of pushing for a community-controlled sustainable energy planning process that includes enforcement teeth. CELDF has drafted ordinances…
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.
WeArePowerShift.org: Matt Damon’s “Promised Land”: The Good, Bad, and Misrepresented
Alexander Lotorto reviews Matt Damon's movie Promised Land, in part praising its bringing attention to the issue of shale gas drilling and fracking, while critiquing…
Why the Recent Act 13 Decision Won’t Help to Stop Fracking
How Environmental Groups Keep Leading Communities into Dead-Ends.
CELDF: The Real Frackasaurus Coloring Book
On November 15, 2010, South Fayette Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania passed a zoning ordinance regulating the location of oil and gas extraction activities in…
‘Fracking’ issue tests citizens’ authority
Plain Township, Canton and other public officials currently face a direct human and environmental assault on their communities over “fracking” — vertical and horizontal gas…
Democracy Matters
Pittsburgh City Councilman Doug Shields headlines our "Best of 2010" interviews on Democracy Matters
Peters Twp, Washington County PA
Marcellus Shale Awareness Group to meet Jan. 5
Holy Frack! Pittsburgh Bans Gas Drilling Through Rights-based Ordinance
Pittsburgh is the first major U.S. city to adopt a rights-based ordinance that includes the legal rights for nature.
Lehman Denies People’s Right to Get Action on Gas Drilling
This process is not as predictably safe as the industry would allow us to believe.
CELDF Says it is Ready For Fight.
As Pittsburgh City Council debated the merits of a bill that would ban future drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation within the city limits, it…
Shale gas can pollute the air, too…But Marcellus companies might even profit from preventive measures
"Drilling opponents and supporters can all agree that if Marcellus Shale development proceeds, it should happen in a manner that protects workers, the environment and…
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