Jim Hightower, national radio commentator, author, and public speaker, points to the Rights of Nature movement as a grassroots effort to protect the biosphere and…
Press Release: Multi-Prong Attack by State of Ohio Against Rights of Nature
Ohio Attorney General files complaint to overturn Lake Erie Bill of Rights on behalf of industry, arguing there is a right to pollute.
Salud America: Toledo Mom Fights for Clean Drinking Water for Her Own, All Children
The story of one Toledo mom and her taking action to protect her children, her community, and the Great Lake Erie through Community Rights and…
Media Statement: The First State in U.S. History Has Mentioned Legal Rights of Nature
Today, the Ohio House adopts provisions to block communities and local governments from enforcing recognized legal rights for ecosystems.
Media Release: Judge Denies Toledoans and Lake Erie Access to Court
As a judge denies Toledoans and Lake Erie intervention to defend the Lake Erie Bill of Rights against an agribusiness lawsuit to overturn it, community…
National Geographic: A Voice for Nature
More than just recognizing legal rights, the growing Rights of Nature movement is a paradigm shift in the relationship between human beings and nature.
The Blade: Watch: Lake Erie activist addresses the United Nations
Community Rights leader Markie Miller, from Toledo, Ohio, speaks to the UN General Assembly. She was invited to talk about the Lake Erie Bill of…
Media Statement: Crowdfunding to Defend Lake Erie
The oil and gas industry tried to quash the Lake Erie Bill of Rights at the ballot. The agriculture industry is trying to quash it…
The Blade: BP wasted money fighting LEBOR
The Editorial Board of the Toledo Blade calls out the irony of Houston-based BP Corporation funding the anti-Lake Erie Bill of Rights campaign, which attacked…
Toledoans for Safe Water: Campaign Finance Report Sheds Light on Corrupt Corporate Influence Against the Lake Erie Bill of Rights
BP Corporation was the sole monetary donor behind the campaign to quash the Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR). The measure won with 61% of…
The Blade: United Nations invites Lake Erie activists to speak about bill of rights
Community members from Toledo, Ohio, are invited to the United Nations this month to speak about the Lake Erie Bill of Rights adopted by citizens…
Media Release: Lake Erie and Local Residents File Court Motions to Defend Rights of Lake
Lake Erie files a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by industry to overturn the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.
Cleveland.com: Lake Erie – yes, the body of water – asks to be let into lawsuit over bill of rights
The Great Lake Erie files to intervene in a lawsuit brought by the agricultural industry to overturn Toledo, Ohio's, Lake Erie Bill of Rights.
Thom Hartmann Program: Lake Erie Getting Personhood Rights. What?
Thom Hartmann interviews CELDF's Ohio organizer Tish O'Dell on the Lake Erie Bill of Rights adopted by Toledo residents.
The London Free Press: What an Ohio city’s bold move to protect Lake Erie tells us
"What we really need to do is look at the (lake) as a whole, as an ecosystem that has inherent rights, that transcends the political…
Smithsonian Magazine: Toledo, Ohio, Just Granted Lake Erie the Same Legal Rights as People
“We’ve been using the same laws for decades to try and protect Lake Erie. They’re clearly not working." Thus, Toledo, Ohio, community members recognized the…
The Toledo Blade: Put a rush on LEBOR
The Editorial Board of the Toledo Blade takes a stand for the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.
The Telegraph: US lake wins its own ‘human rights’ in landmark ruling
Lake Erie joins growing numbers of ecosystems around the world where people and governments are recognizing their rights to exist, flourish, and evolve.
The Hill: Ohio city votes to give Lake Erie same legal rights as a person
Lake Erie's legal rights are now acknowledged following Toledo, Ohio's, special election on Tuesday.
The Progressive: Toledo Residents Vote to Recognize Personhood for Lake Erie
Lake Erie now has legally-enforceable rights, with the overwhelming majority of Toledo, Ohio, residents voting in support of their Lake Erie Bill of Rights citizen…
Vox: Lake Erie just won the same legal rights as people
A groundbreaking election in Toledo, Ohio, puts this midwestern city on the map - voters recognized the rights of Lake Erie and can take legal…
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