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Earth on the docket: Why Obama can't ignore this climate lawsuit by America's youth

  • Written by Mary Wood, Philip H. Knight Professor of Law, University of Oregon
imageA group of youths are suing the federal government for action on climate change using a novel legal approach.AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, Photo by Robin Loznak, courtesy of Our Children's Trust

At a time when humanity must reverse course before plunging over a climate cliff, the American public has elected a president who seems to have both feet on the...

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