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Youth climate lawsuit gains momentum toward trial
A federal judge in Oregon allowed the 21 youths ages 9 to 20 to proceed to trial against the Obama administration and fossil fuel interests. Jim Hansen has joined as a plaintiff for future generations, with case likely to go to trial by summer or fall 2017. The suit relies on public trust doctrine and substantive due process to argue climate policy threatens life liberty and property.
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