CELDF shares an eight-part video series highlighting their grassroots work with partner communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Hampshire, and Oregon.
The series was completed in association with the Myrin Institute and with the support of the JustPax Fund.
Episode Four: What Can We Do Differently?
(Barnstead, New Hampshire)
In 2001, residents of Barnstead, New Hampshire, learned that USA Springs wanted to take water from the local aquifer and sell it overseas. Community members insisted their water was not for sale. In 2006, they made history, adopting the first-in-the-nation Community Rights law banning corporate water withdrawals for resale as a violation of democratic and environmental rights. This is their story.