The “rights of nature” movement, gaining adherents across the country and globally, asserts that rivers, trees, mountains and ecosystems have legal rights, just like people and corporations. Katie Surma in Inside Climate News on April 27 2022. In the first U.S. enforcement action related to a burgeoning “rights of nature” movement, which holds that rivers, [...]
—and That Humans Are Required to Protect It. The judge invoked the power of the government to act as a guardian for those who cannot care for themselves. By Katie Surma in Inside Climate News on May 4, 2022. The highest court in one of India’s 28 states ruled last month that “Mother Nature” has [...]
Press Release: New York recognizes the Great Lakes Bill of Rights, with the goal of securing legal rights for the ecosystem It was originally introduced as Lake Erie Bill of Rights - now amended to encompass Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The bill paves the way for litigation against polluters on behalf of the [...]
Event hosted by Oregon Community Rights Network and Community Rights Lane County. April 6th @6pm Living in Oregon, home to 67 native tree species, it is in our DNA to protect this resource that enhances our quality of life in so many ways. So, it is probably no surprise to learn that Google says there [...]
2022 Film Series starts Sunday, April 3rd at 2pm ET. Sponsored by Ohio Community Rights Network. The first film is "Santiago Rising." The film will be available 48 hours before a Q&A with the filmmaker and others on Please join us! There is no cost but donations are gratefully accepted. For more information and to [...]
By Lester Black on March 9, 2022 in The Guardian. An Indigenous nation is turning to a novel legal tactic in the hopes that it can save a beleaguered salmon population: it is suing on the salmon’s behalf, alleging that dams preventing it from migrating are a violation of the fish’s “inherent rights to exist, [...]
Event hosted by Oregon Community Rights Network and Community Rights Lane County. This Month: The Role of Civil Disobedience in Making Change March 23rd @6:30pm Civil Disobedience is defined as, “The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest” and has a long history [...]
Press Release: Barry University School of Law 2022 Environmental and Earth Law Symposium: Rights of Nature Barry University School of Law’s Environmental and Earth Law Program is hosting its annual Symposium on April 7-8, 2022. This year’s Symposium will focus on the Rights of Nature and be held in a hybrid format with one day [...]
Posted by Protect Thacker Pass, March 4, 2022 On February 25th, the State of Nevada issued three permits to Canadian mining company Lithium Nevada, legally authorizing them to pollute air, water, and soils with toxic and dangerous substances including arsenic, antimony, uranium, sulfuric acid, sulfur dioxide, and millions of tons of greenhouse gases. These permits [...]
The nation joins a host of other countries in embracing a legal movement that gives land, trees, rivers, coral reefs and mountains unique legal rights, similar to humans, corporations and governments. Published by Inside Climate News by Katie Surma on Febrary 25, 2022. Panama is the latest country to recognize the legal rights of nature, [...]
