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An Alaska youth climate change lawsuit has reached the state’s top court

The state's top court is being asked to overturn a lower court's dismissal. If the plaintiffs succeed, they will be able to argue the case's merits in that court.

By Yereth Rosen October 15, 2019
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The Alaska Supreme Court will decide whether state policies as policies promoting oil development can be challenged as violations of young people’s constitutional right to be protected from climate change.

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