An Ohio resident makes clear that it is state government itself that is driving forward polluting Lake Erie. The state is even joining a lawsuit…
The Blade: Lake Fed Up
This Toledoan calls out Ohio government officials: actions speak louder than words, and promises to protect Lake Erie ring hollow when the state approves factory…
Mother Jones: Some Indigenous Communities Have a New Way to Fight Climate Change: Give Personhood Rights to Nature
The Yurok Tribe recognizes the rights of the Klamath River this summer as part of the growing Rights of Nature movement.
Truthout: Legislators’ Secretive Maneuvers Undermine Rights of Nature in Ohio
The unsurprising truth behind legislation adopted by the Ohio Assembly in an effort to undermine the Rights of Nature movement.
Farm and Dairy: Emails show LEBOR was target of last-minute change in law
Corporate control runs deep in the Ohio legislature as the big business writes language to stop Rights of Nature enforcement.
My Plainview: How giving legal rights to nature could help reduce toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie
An analysis of Rights of Nature laws as a path forward to protecting ecosystems in the face of continuing environmental harms.
The Toledo Blade: Back off ballot-measure limits
The Editorial Board of the Toledo Blade speaks out against the legislature's proposed bill making it more difficult for citizens to place initiatives on the…
The Press: Emails show: Chamber of Commerce pushed to undercut Lake Erie Bill of Rights
Industry worked with Ohio legislators to insert language in the Ohio budget bill, attempting to make it illegal to enforce laws that recognize Rights of…
Media Release: EXPOSED: Chamber of Commerce Wrote Ohio Law Banning Rights of Nature Enforcement
Investigation by Ohio citizens finds the Ohio Chamber of Commerce drafted Ohio legislation language to stop Rights of Nature enforcement.
TSW Media Release: Activists Defend Lawsuit Enforcing Lake Erie Bill of Rights, Rights of Toledoans
Toledo residents file pro se lawsuit defending the people's Lake Erie Bill of Rights.
Vox: This country gave all its rivers their own legal rights
Rights of Nature is gaining traction in the U.S. and around the world - the beginning of a paradigm shift. Here's what it looks like…
Media Statement: Lake Erie Bill of Rights Court Case Heats Up as Algae Bloom Grows
The City of Toledo takes a stand in court to defend the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.
NPR: Should Rivers Have Same Legal Rights As Humans? A Growing Number Of Voices Say Yes
NPR covers this story on the growing Rights of Nature movement across the U.S. and around the world. "'[W]e have to change our environmental protection…
Reuters: That river has rights: new strategy to protect planet
Recognizing legal rights of ecosystems is a growing movement gaining momentum around the world.
Lake Erie Advocates’ Media Statement: Ohio Legislature Attacks Rights of Nature, Protects Polluters in Budget Bill
Community groups release joint statement revealing not only the Ohio legislature's efforts to stop Rights of Nature, but also expanding protections of industrial agricultural operations.
Media Release: Ohio Legislature Bans Rights of Nature Enforcement
While Rights of Nature grows in Ohio, the state legislature tries to ban its enforcement. Undeterred, Ohio communities continue advancing laws to protect ecosystems based…
CELDF on the Daily Show: The Fight to Turn Lake Erie into a Person
The Daily Show's Michael Kosta covers Toledo residents' work to protect Lake Erie by recognizing the Lake's rights...and he takes the Lake's...hand in marriage?!
Mother Jones: A New Wave of Environmentalists Want to Give Nature Legal Rights
Toledo Residents’ Media Release: Citizens Recognize the Lake Erie Bill of Rights as the Will of the People
As the state of Ohio attempts to undermine the will of Toledo community members, residents file a pro se complaint to uphold the Lake Erie…
E&E News: Ohio pushes court to sink legal rights for Lake Erie
As Ohioans make strides to advance Rights of Nature, the people's own state government fights to stop them.
Nightingale Initiative for Global Health: Protecting Mother Nature
A Toledo woman's journey to discover and join the Rights of Nature movement, protecting her daughter, community, and the rights of Lake Erie.
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