The lawsuit filed by the nonprofit Our Children’s Trust is the latest effort by young Alaskans to establish a right to a livable climate.
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Justices uphold dismissal of climate lawsuit brought by 16 young Alaskans
The lawsuit said the state’s promotion of oil and gas extraction contributes to a climate crisis that threatens their way of life.
Lawyers spar over whether young Alaskans’ climate lawsuit can move forward
The case, Sinnok v. State of Alaska, is being brought by 16 young Alaskans arguing that current policy violates their right to “a stable climate system” under the state constitution.
Can the youth climate lawsuit go to trial? A federal appeals court will rule.
“The courts’ view of it is that the case is unusual enough and novel enough that it would be wise to resolve some of the legal uncertainty before trial rather than after,” said environmental law professor Sean Hecht.
Alaska’s high court first supreme court in the nation to hear climate change case
The lead plaintiff’s home in Kipnuk is uninhabitable because of spring floods, melting permafrost and erosion.
Can a college freshman force state action on climate change?
The Alaska Supreme Court is hearing arguments Thursday in UAF freshman Nelson Kanuk’s climate change case.