Motion to intervene filed by Estuary is part of growing Rights of Nature movement A Press Release from the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from November 13, 2017. The Coos Bay Estuary has filed a notice of intervention with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). This is believed to be the first time that an ecosystem [...]
This original article by Mike Ludwig appeared on Truthout November 10, 2017. The mighty Colorado River and its watersheds are a crucial source of life in the arid Southwest, supplying water to vast ecosystems and millions of people across seven states and northern Mexico. With so much depending on its existence, the Colorado River filed [...]
This original article by Peter Kuebeck originally appeared in the Sentinel-Tribune on November, 7th 2017. Discussion on the Nexus pipeline continued at Monday's Bowling Green Council meeting as Mayor Richard Edwards delivered impromptu and what were later described as impassioned remarks addressing both the pipeline and the pending charter amendment on today's ballot. More...
This recent audio interview was posted October 30, 2017 on KBOO Radio's website. This 8 minute interview can be heard HERE On Wednesday, the Coos River Estuary filed a motion to intervene in the permitting process for the Jordan Cove Energy Project. The motion was filed as part of proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC. Jordan Cove [...]
This event took place on October 27, 2017 at Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana. This 58 minute video can be viewed HERE. The Rights of Nature Symposium was held on October 27, 2017, at Tulane Law School in New Orleans. The Symposium was co-sponsored by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), CELDF's International Center for the Rights [...]
This event took place on October 27, 2017 at Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana. This 58 minute video can be viewed HERE. The Rights of Nature Symposium was held on October 27, 2017, at Tulane Law School in New Orleans. The Symposium was co-sponsored by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), CELDF's International Center for the [...]
This event took place on October 27, 2017 at Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana. This 74 minute video can be viewed HERE. The Rights of Nature Symposium was held on October 27, 2017, at Tulane Law School in New Orleans. The Symposium was co-sponsored by the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), CELDF's International Center for the [...]
This interview happened on October 12th, 2017 with Doug McKenty on The Shift. This 70 minute video can be viewed HERE. In this episode of The Shift, host Doug McKenty speaks with Community Rights guru Paul Cienfuegos about his new organization, Community Rights U.S. Join them as they discuss how the concept of community rights can be used to [...]
This article by Will Falk originally appeared in the San Diego Free Press October 18, 2017. In the war for social and environmental justice, even the best lawyers rarely serve as anything more than battlefield medics. They do what they can to stop the bleeding for the people, places, and causes suffering on the front [...]
A Blog Posting by Thomas Linzey of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, from October 17, 2017. Funny how projects that would be holocausts for Earth never seem to stay dead. Look no further than the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay in southwestern Alaska. In 2002, after deposits of copper, gold, and molybdenum were confirmed to the [...]