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Judge Denies Motions by Fossil Fuel Industry and Federal Government in Landmark Climate Change Case

2016-04-09 15:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin of the Federal District Court in Eugene, Oregon, decided in favor of 21 young plaintiffs in their landmark constitutional climate change case against the federal government. Judge Coffin ruled Friday against the motion to dismiss brought by the fossil fuel industry and federal government. The courts ruling is a major victory for the 21 youth plaintiffs, ages 8-19, from across the U.S. in what Bill McKibben and Naomi Klein call the most important lawsuit on the...

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