Can courts force action on climate change? Sixteen young Alaskans hope so.
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An Anchorage judge heard arguments Monday on whether a lawsuit brought by sixteen young Alaskans suing the state over climate change should advance. The plaintiffs in the case, Sinnok v. State of Alaska, argue the state is violating their constitutional rights by failing to limit greenhouse gas emissions – and they’re asking the courts to intervene. But the state says climate change policies must be decided by the legislature and the executive branch, not the courts. About a dozen of the young plaintiffs, ranging in age from elementary school to their early 20s, sat in the front row of the…
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