Reports & Papers
Section | News |
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Title | Climate change: Kids sue on behalf of the future |
Author | John D. Sutter, CNN |
Date | Mar 10, 2016 |
Climate change: Kids sue on behalf of the future NEWS / MARCH 10, 2016 Source: CNN Nearly two dozen kids -- ages 8½ to 19 -- appeared in federal court here on Wednesday morning. They wore nose rings and braces. Suits too big in the shoulders. Some doodled, others took copious notes. The backs of some heads barely peeked above the courtrooms wooden benches. But these plaintiffs, however young and small, united behind a massive cause that should inspire any of us old folk: They e suing the U.S. government -- and President Barack Obama -- for failing to act rapidly to stop climate change. *Click HERE for full news article |