Kyle Dunphey
Utah News Dispatch
Seven teens who say Utah’s policies promoting fossil fuels are impacting their constitutional rights took their argument to the state Supreme Court earlier this month, asking the justices to consider their case after it was dismissed by a lower court.
It’s the latest in several youth-led climate change lawsuits around the country, represented by the nonprofit law firm Our Children’s Trust. Utah’s suit — Natalie R. v. State of Utah — argues the state’s energy policy promotes and maximizes fossil fuel development, which officials then carry out on a “system-wide basis.”
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