This audio interview with Mari Margil was posted on the Oxford Human Rights Hub April 10, 2018. The 30 minute can be downloaded HERE. A brief commentary by Community Rights US media team member Curt Hubatch: Mari Margil made a few points in this interview that really stuck out for me. The first being that climate change, along with the destruction of the [...]
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 [...]
This press release by El Espectador was released The Amazon Conservation Team, April 5th, 2018. Colombia’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling combating climate change in Latin America. According to the decision, the Amazon region is now subject to rights, similar to those assigned to the Atrato River, and the Presidency and regional entities must act urgently to protect [...]
It seems logical to grant protection to nature by treating it as a living entity. And the law might be catching up This article by Jane Gleason White appeared in The Guardian, March 31st, 2018. On 20 March a community rally on the Margaret river south of Perth called for the river to be recognised [...]
This article by Sandra Postel appeared on the Post Carbon Institute's website, March 28, 2018. Do rivers have a right to water? As dams and diversions deplete flows, it’s a question environmental advocates and legal scholars are asking more and more. Over the last decade, rivers in Ecuador and New Zealand have won legal rights, and [...]
This audio interview with award-winning activist Carol Van Strum and Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) organizer Kai Huschke can be listened to on Jefferson Public Radio's website. Listen to the 22 minute interview HERE. A guest commentary by Community Rights US's Curt Hubatch: Carol Van Strum's extraordiary and award-winning actions as a public citizen started, [...]
City Council approved 'Climate Bill' last year without controversial provision This article by Anthony Hahn appeared in the Daily Camera, March 19th, 2018. Lafayette's City Council this week will discuss amending the Climate Bill of Rights and Protections — a piece of city code adopted last year that supporters say effectively bans oil and gas [...]
This event took place on March 5th, 2018 at a scheduled city council meeting in Lafayette, Colorado. This text can be read, and video can be viewed HERE. Mr. Linzey offers his insights on defending the City’s Climate Bill of Rights. Sound begins approximately 17 minutes, Q&A approximately 36 minutes.
Lawyers face major penalties for defending communities and ecosystems. This article by Mark Hand was published in Think Progress, February 5, 2018. Oil and gas companies are moving beyond simply filing lawsuits against municipalities that pass ordinances banning drilling and other types of industrial activity. In recent months, the energy industry, along with a state attorney [...]
This 46 minute video interview was posted on the National Community Rights Network (NCRN) website, January 31st, 2018. Tom Groover interviews New Hampshire community organizers Michelle Sanborn, Monica Christofill and Douglas Darrell. Michelle and Monica are organizers with the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF), and Douglas is a Board member of the NHCRN and the NCRN. Michelle begins [...]
