Community rights is democracy in which the people directly affected by governing decisions are the ones who get to make them. People usually make good decisions about their own community. We have an ...

As we head into the mid-year climate talks in Bonn, Germany, the corporate co-opting of the climate agenda has never been starker. Public pressure must be brought to bear on UN member states to reject ...

Imagine for a moment, putting the rights of nature into public policy: Your town charter, your state constitution, or even federal law. Imagine, for a moment, giving the Great Lakes — the world’s ...

The report, released yesterday, highlights several success stories in Central America and Mexico where local communities are running effective conservation programs. It underlines rights-based ...

When you combine an economic system that requires constant growth in order to function, with a legal system that mistakes corporations for “people” — you inevitably wind up with a few extremely ...

Editor’s Note: The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) is a nonprofit public interest law firm that works to advance democratic, economic, social and environmental rights over those of ...

Community rights recognize the power of local communities to strengthen and expand rights protected by state and federal government. For us in Lafayette and Boulder County, that means strengthening ...

When USA Springs bought land in Nottingham and Barrington about 15 years ago they were planning on extracting millions of gallons of drinking water from our bedrock aquifer. Despite widespread public ...

A new episode of "Stitch" is now streaming on Very Local and is all about the resilience of the disability community. From taking back their power and advocating for their rights, to ensuring that ...

All members of the community share responsibility for protecting and maintaining community health and safety and the rights of other persons. Concentrated housing, varied activities, and the needs of ...