A judge in Hawaii has rejected a bid by the state's transportation department to dismiss a lawsuit filed on behalf of 14 young people who claim it is violating the state constitution by failing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
on Thursday the youth plaintiffs could pursue their claims that the Hawaii Department of Transportation is shirking its duty to protect the environment by promoting and funding highway projects that lead to more fuel consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions.
"Transportation emissions are increasing and will increase at the rate we are going," Crabtree said. "In other words, the alleged harms are not hypothetical or only in the future." The case will move forward to trial in September, only the second youth-led climate case in U.S. history to do so, according to Our Children's Trust, which is representing the plaintiffs along with Earthjustice.
They said investments in infrastructure like highways run counter to state goals to reduce emissions to zero by 2045.
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