The people’s initiative codifies the right to clean water, air, and soil A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from August 6th, 2018. Last week, Columbus City Council approved a citizen initiative entitled the Community Bill of Rights for Water, Soil, and Air Protection and to Prohibit Gas and Oil Extraction and Related Activities [...]
This article by April Feagley appeared in The Daily News, July 27, 2018. A special meeting of the Todd Township Supervisors was held Thursday night to come to a decision on whether to rescind or defend a recently- adopted ordinance. A 2-1 vote was passed to retain legal representation to fight for the community bill [...]
Community Enacts Law to Protect Family Farms and Its Environment A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from July 10, 2017. TODD TOWNSHIP, HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PA: Last night, supervisors in Todd Township, Huntingdon County, voted 2-1 to adopt a Community Bill of Rights ordinance banning industrial farming. The rights-based law prohibits farming operations when [...]
"Animals cannot be treated merely as Property” A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from, July 7th, 2018. On July 4, the High Court of Uttarakhand at Naintal in northern India issued a ruling in a case brought to end cruelty of horses used in transport. The court declared that: “Every species has [...]
Listing Recognizes CELDF’s Groundbreaking Work A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from May 31st, 2018. Thomas Linzey, Executive Director of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund(CELDF), is profiled as one of the nation’s leading environmentalists in a newly published book, American Environmental Leaders. This encyclopedia of American environmentalism comprehensively surveys those who, through words [...]
A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from May 24, 2018. This week, one of Ohio’s most dedicated environmental attorneys, Terry Lodge, received the 2018 Johnsrud Unsung Heroes Award in Washington, D.C. Dr. Judith Johnsrud was a geographer who worked diligently for more than 50 years to protect communities from nuclear power in [...]
State and Local Elected Officials Defend Township’s Right to Protect Itself A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from May 21st, 2018. GRANT TOWNSHIP, INDIANA COUNTY, PA: Last month, Pennsylvania General Energy Company (PGE) continued its harassment of Grant Township, attempting to recover more than $100,000 from the Township in attorney’s fees. In 2014, [...]
But not for long: “We are not going to allow what happened in Flint to happen in Youngstown” A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), from May 9, 2018. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO: The battle for clean water in Youngstown, OH, continues unabated following yesterday’s elections. As the Mahoning County Board of Elections (BOE) refuses [...]
The Rights of Nature Movement Continues to Advance through Lawmaking and Court Decisions A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from April 5th, 2018. MERCERSBURG, PA, USA: Today, the Colombia Supreme Court of Justice issued a decision declaring that the Amazon region in Colombia possesses legal rights. The case was filed on behalf of [...]
Dedicated to family, friends, the planet and Community Rights A dedication to a local leader that did extraordinary work in their community by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from March 27, 2018. The Ohio Community Rights Network (OHCRN), the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), family, friends, and community members across Ohio are mourning the passing of Dick McGinn. [...]
