Judge orders state Department of Ecology to create new rules to cap emissions by end of 2016
By Nadia Prupis, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 8-29-2016
![Friday's ruling is "the first time [that] a U.S. court not only recognized the extraordinary harms young people are facing due to climate change, but ordered an agency to do something about it." (Photo: Joe Brusky/flickr/cc)](http://occupyworldwrites.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/climatekids.jpg)
Friday’s ruling is “the first time [that] a U.S. court not only recognized the extraordinary harms young people are facing due to climate change, but ordered an agency to do something about it.” (Photo: Joe Brusky/flickr/cc)
King County Superior Court Judge Hollis Hill also ordered the department to consult with the young plaintiffs on crafting those recommendations.
“This is an urgent situation,” Hill said in issuing the order. “These kids can’t wait.” Continue reading
