This short article by Jackie Crea was posted on Denver7 June 19th, 2018. There is also a 90 second video clip embedded in the article. The fight to keep oil and gas out of Lafayette heated up Tuesday night after anti-fracking protesters shut down a city council meeting preventing a controversial vote. MORE...
'Activist: 'The vote to legalize drilling in (Lafayette) was shut down by the people tonight' This article by Anthony Hahn appeared in the Daily Camera, June 19th, 2018. An impromptu protest from anti-fracking activists on the floor of Lafayette's City Council meeting Tuesday forced officials to abruptly adjourn, suspending the leadership's planned vote to revamp the [...]
A Chippewa County sand mine has applied for a permit to expand from 176 acres to more than 1,000 acres, according to county documents.... This article by Sarah Seifert appeared in the Chippewa Herald, June 7th, 2018. A brief commentary by Community Rights US Media Team Member Curt Hubatch: I finished reading this article with [...]
The city wants to tax large corporations to pay for homeless housing, but Jeff Bezos isn’t pleased. This article by Michael Hobbes appeared in the Huffington Post, May 12th, 2018. Brief commentary by Community Rights US Director and Founder Paul Cienfuegos: Corporate boards of directors are holding citizens hostage all over the US and around the [...]
After seeing the scars of coal, Fayette County banned the disposal of natural gas drilling waste. Industry fought back, arguing the community doesn’t get a say. This article by Ken Ward Jr. appeared in ProPublica on May 4th, 2018. FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Matt Wender’s vision for Fayette County begins with the New River Gorge. Whitewater [...]
Todd Twp. residents hold second community meeting This article by Adam Watson appeared in The Daily News, May 1st, 2018. The Todd Township Supervisors will be asked at their Monday, May 14, meeting to consider adopting an ordinance that would stop a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) from being built in the township. The ordinance [...]
This article by Jess Zimbabwe appeared in Cities Speak, April 20th, 2018. A brief commentary by Community Rights US media team Curt Hubatch: This article mentions there's "a surging nationwide preemption battle" that "is uniquely chilling local democracy." After reading this, and as I made my way through the rest of this article, I was [...]
This article by Jonathan Stefonek appeared in the Portage Daily Register, April 5th, 2018. A brief commentary by Curt Hubatch, Community Rights US media team member: The other day a friend and colleague shared this article on my Facebook page. I immediately took interest and read it. The article has to do with tar sands [...]
This article by John Austin appeared in the Cleburne Times-Review, April 5th, 2018. A brief commentary by Curt Hubatch, Community Rights US media team member: Let's not forget one of the primary reasons why the American Independence movement declared their independence from the King of England: The King, it says in the Declaration of Independence, failed to [...]
This article by John Bear appeared in the Daily Camera, March 20th, 2018. An attorney for the anti-fracking group East Boulder County United has sent a letter to the city of Lafayette suggesting possible legal action regarding the city's Climate Bill of Rights that was passed last year, albeit without a provision that would protect [...]
