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hatrack

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Sun Dec 30, 2018, 11:08 AM Dec 2018

Eight Young Floridians (Ages 10-20) Sue Incoming Gov. DeSantis For Failure To Protect From Climate

Eight Florida youth have amended a lawsuit accusing the state of failing to protect them from climate change to name Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis.

The lawsuit alleges the state has violated the youth’s constitutional rights to life, liberty and property by supporting policies that accelerate climate change.

It also was amended to name Agriculture Commissioner-elect Nikki Fried and cite the Fourth National Climate Assessment, which concluded the impacts of a warming world are intensifying. The plaintiffs range in age from 10 to 20.

The lawsuit is the latest in a series across the country supported by the non-profit Our Children’s Trust, which also has sued the federal government.

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http://www.wmfe.org/florida-youths-name-desantis-in-amended-lawsuit-over-climate-change/95326

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Eight Young Floridians (Ages 10-20) Sue Incoming Gov. DeSantis For Failure To Protect From Climate (Original Post) hatrack Dec 2018 OP
Go KIDS!!! n/t akraven Dec 2018 #1
Young people speaking up on this issue. BlueWI Dec 2018 #2
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