Judge: Kids can sue federal government over climate change negligence
Story Date: 11/17/2016

 

Source: ABC NEWS10, 11/16/16

A federal judge in Oregon ruled that kids can sue the federal government for climate change negligence.Our Children’s Trust helped the 21 kid plaintiffs, ages nine to 20, file the lawsuit. The organization says the plaintiffs sued the government for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, and property and their rights to vital public trust resources, by...

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