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Wisconsin youth are suing state regulators, claiming the continued use of fossil fuels violates their constitutional rights.
The lawsuit alleges the Public Service Commission's policies favor fossil fuels and ignore climate change impacts.
The plaintiffs cite health problems, property damage, and mental health trauma as examples of harm caused by climate change.
MADISON – A group of Wisconsin youth has filed a lawsuit against the state's utility regulators, alleging that the continued use of fossil fuels in energy generation is harming their basic constitutional rights and creating an unstable future.
The group is being represented by Midwest Environmental Advocates, a Wisconsin-based advocacy law firm, and Our Children's Trust, the law firm behind similar cases fi