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Federal Court to Decide if Kids Can Sue Government for Failing to Act on Climate Change

2016-03-11 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Courtrooms usually arent jovial places, but with 21 youth plaintiffs and two busloads of supporting junior high-school students in tow, the air in the U.S. District Courthouse here on Wednesday felt more field trip than federal court. The occasion for the youthful energy was a hearing on a complaint filed on behalf of the plaintiffs, aged 8 19, by Oregon nonprofit Our Childrens Trust. The kids lawyers assert that their clients and the younger generation as a whole, have been deprived of key...

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