New York Times: “Texas Judge Rules Atmosphere, Air Is Public Trust”

A significant ruling was handed down this week. We’ll have more on it in the days to come, but for now here’s a report from the New York Times:


A Texas judge has ruled that the atmosphere and air must be protected for public use, just like water, which could help attorneys tasked with arguing climate change lawsuits designed to force states to cut emissions.

Read more at: www.nytimes.com

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