On November 8, 2011, the residents of State College voted overwhelmingly—72%—to amend their Home Rule Charter to include a Community Bill of Rights.
Marcellus Protest 2011: November 18th – Power to the People, Not the Corporations
Be part of something big. Something really big! Plan to join us on November 18th in State College, PA at the Penn State University campus…
CELDF Press Release: State College Voters Adopt Community Rights Charter Amendment That Bans Gas Drilling
By a vote of 72% in favor, the people of the Borough of State College, home of Penn State University, adopted an amendment to their…
StateCollege.com: State College Council Members Fight Environmental Proposal, Cite Procedural Concerns
With a week left before Election Day, a State College Borough Council majority has begun lobbying against a proposed borough-charter amendment. The amendment would add…
StateCollege.com: Proposed Gas-Drilling Ban, Environmental-Rights Question Set for State College Ballot
State College voters will decide Nov. 8 on a proposed borough-charter amendment -- an amendment that would ban commercial gas drilling and establish environmental rights…
State College: As Anti-Drilling Push Unfolds, Penn State Campus Could Land in No-Drill Zone
For generations, Braden Crooks' family has maintained a farm in Clarion County, in western Pennsylvania. Its lifeblood, as with so many other homesteads in that…