The Courts Offer the Best Hope for Environmental and Climate Justice

The courts have defended environmental protections and advanced climate action. They have already played a pivotal role and they will play an even bigger role in the wake of the GOP and the Trump administration's war on the environment and climate action. A number of groups are preparing legal challenges to the Trump administration. As reported by the Hill, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said, "The heart of the battle is going to be litigation."  As explained in the Washington Post, Trump could face the biggest trial of the century over climate change. Here is a summary of rulings related to both climate action and the environmental justice. 

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