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3/3/19 “60 Minutes”  piece on the Kids Lawsuit

The 60 Minutes segment on the Juliana v. US aired on CBS just a few minutes ago.  Here is a more direct link to the archive of the program, which also contains a written transcript:

 

Oct 29 , 2018 – Santa Cruz Event at the Court House

Photos from the Santa Cruz Event by Jane Yett.   Video of complete event

Coverage from a local newspaper

This landmark Climate Action case  -Juliana v. US – is on indefinite hold.  But we had a great Rally at the Santa Cruz county Courthouse – Mon Oct 29th. Santa Cruz students and prominent adults all came to demonstrate their support on Oct 29th. – More photos.

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Background

Video “How the young Plantiffs think..”      www.youthvgov.org

The Climate kids were all under 18 when they filed the case in 2015.  The 21 young plaintiffs are suing the federal government for its destructive actions affecting climate change and requesting a science based Recovery Plan. The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s first attempt to block them but the second now has the trial on hold.

Lots more background here   and  slideshow_OCT.PathwayToClimateRecovery1