By passing local ordinances, communities are asserting their rights to self-government. The following ordinances have been drafted by communities with the help of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund.
- Protects Rights of Nature [1]
- Anti-Corporate Water Withdrawal Ordinance [2]
- Anti-Corporate Mining Ordinance [3]
- Anti-GMO Crops Ordinance [4]
- Sustainable Energy Ordinance [5]
- Anti-Corporate Land Development Ordinance [6]