Current location:Global Gazette news portal > travel
Environmental groups sue Maine for action on climate
Global Gazette news portal2024-05-21 15:41:21【travel】5People have gathered around
IntroductionPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A youth organization and a pair of environmental groups are suing the state o
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A youth organization and a pair of environmental groups are suing the state of Maine to try to force the state to reduce carbon emissions in the era of climate change.
Maine Youth Action, the Conservation Law Foundation and the Sierra Club filed their lawsuit on Friday in state court. The lawsuit says the Maine Department of Environmental Protection is under an “existing and ongoing statutory obligation” to reduce emissions and has failed to do so.
The lawsuit harkens back to a similar effort in Montana in which young environmentalists sued state officials for failing to do enough to protect them from climate change. Those activists scored a victory in August.
The Maine lawsuit says the state must enact new rules that cut emissions for cars and trucks to make good on promises made by the Maine Legislature.
“Our generation will inherit a state overwhelmed by carbon emissions and climate change – with damage to the environment, to marine life, and to our own health – if we can’t start making these changes now,” said Cole Cochrane, policy director of Maine Youth Action.
Address of this article:http://haiti.unhasdecoradas.org/news-10f299765.html
Very good!(712)
Related articles
- Kosovo prepares a new draft law on renting prison cells to Denmark after the first proposal failed
- Bournemouth moves into top half of the Premier League after 3
- Joe Biden wins Democratic primary in Puerto Rico
- Senzel homers twice, Nationals erase 7
- Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
- Stephen Ames celebrates 60th birthday with successful title defense in Mitsubishi Electric Classic
- New charges announced against 4 youths arrested in gunfire at event to mark end of Ramadan
- Rizzo hits 300th HR and Judge and Volpe also go deep in Yankees' 15
- Everybody may love Raymond, but Ray Romano loves Peter Boyle
- Kawhi Leonard ruled out with knee issue as Clippers face Mavs in Game 4
Popular articles
- Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
- Stephen Ames celebrates 60th birthday with successful title defense in Mitsubishi Electric Classic
- Binky Felstead showcases her toned midriff in all
- The Canucks are starting a 3rd different goalie, Arturs Silovs, in Game 4 of series with Predators
Recommended
Sweden beats France, Britain relegated after losing to Norway at hockey worlds
California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers
Caitlin Clark turns focus back to basketball as training camp opens for Indiana Fever
Binky Felstead showcases her toned midriff in all
Target to lower prices on basic goods in response to inflation
Caitlin Clark turns focus back to basketball as training camp opens for Indiana Fever
Pip Edwards looks chic in all
Lyon to face Barcelona in the Women's Champions League final after ousting PSG
Links
- How America's teacher shortage is leading uncertified educators into classrooms
- I took super
- Kyle Larson off to wet and rocky start in quest to complete Indy 500 and NASCAR double
- Chinese sci
- Baseball returning to the Atlanta site where Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run
- Here are the locations that Red Lobster is closing in the US
- My neighbour's garden lights keep me awake
- Brewers' Rhys Hoskins goes on 10
- With CFP snub still stinging, Atlantic Coast Conference ponders how to boost football perceptions
- Sweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds