Midwest Environmental Advocates: Wisconsin Youth Sue State over Unconstitutional Laws Fueling Climate Crisis and Blocking Clean Energy

Our Children's Trust Represents Young People In Wisconsin In Climate Suit - CleanTechnica

A lawsuit in Wisconsin filed by Our Children's Trust seeks to overturn laws that limit approvals of renewable energy projects. The post Our Children’s Trust Represents Young People In Wisconsin In Climate Suit appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Wisconsin Youth Sue Utility Regulator for Failing to Consider Climate Crisis

On August 9 and 10, a massive storm over southeastern Wisconsin dropped up to 13 inches of rain in just a few hours, sending floodwater gushing downriver and destroying more than 1,800 homes in Milwaukee. The disaster was the second-worst two-day rain event in the United States since 1871. “For years, scientists have warned about what can happen when climate change supercharges extreme… Source

In the wake of destructive floods, Wisconsin youth sue state utility regulator over failure to consider climate change

On August 9 and 10, a massive storm over southeastern Wisconsin dropped up to 13 inches of rain in just a few hours, sending floodwater gushing downriver and destroying more than 1,800 homes in Milwaukee. The disaster was the second-worst two-day rain event in the United States since 1871. “For years, scientists have warned about what can happen when climate change supercharges extreme weather events. This is exactly what they meant,” the Milwau…

Midwest Environmental Advocates: Wisconsin youth sue state over unconstitutional laws fueling climate crisis and blocking clean energy

MADISON, Wis.— Today, fifteen young Wisconsinites filed a constitutional climate lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court against the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Legislature. The youth plaintiffs—ages 8 to 17—are represented by Midwest Environmental Advocates and Our Children’s Trust. They argue that state...

Wisconsin youth sue state to strike down laws they say worsen climate crisis, violate rights

A group of 15 children in Wisconsin is the first to challenge state laws that bar utility regulators from considering climate impacts of new fossil fuel plants since a landmark climate ruling in Montana. The post Wisconsin youth sue state to strike down laws they say worsen climate crisis, violate rights appeared first on WPR.

Wisconsin Youth Legal Action - Sustainable Action Now (SAN)

In an extraordinary act of courage and determination, 15 children in Wisconsin—ranging in age from just 8 to 17—filed a constitutional lawsuit yesterday against the Wisconsin Public Service Commission and the Wisconsin Legislature. Their case, Dunn v. Wisconsin Public Service Commission, marks a historic moment in the fight for climate justice, led not by politicians or corporations but by the very generation that will inherit the consequences o…