National Public Radio: In an effort to force the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to regulate carbon dioxide emissions, a Westmoreland County teenager has filed suit. Ashley Funk, 18, of Mount Pleasant has joined a national campaign to file "atmospheric trust litigation" against states. Funk is part of a campaign organized by the environmental group, Our Children`s Trust, that has seen some success in other states. The lawsuits are based on the duty of governments to protect the "public trust," a concept...
URL: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/12/21/teen-files-climate-change-lawsuit-against-department-of-environmental-protection/
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