A nonprofit with big-money backing from progressive funding streams is pursuing high-stakes climate litigation nationwide and worldwide that targets fossil fuels on behalf of youth.
Yale Law School alumni are fighting in the courts and nearly every other arena to hold government officials and private companies accountable for their contributions to climate change.
In Layla v. Commonwealth of Virginia, the plaintiffs are taking on what they call the state’s legacy of fossil fuel permitting and reliance on fossil fuels as a major .
Following similar moves in Colorado and Oregon, California is suing oil companies alleging they’ve known for decades the “catastrophic” impacts their product has on climate change.
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