‘Everyone can make change’: Hawaii youth plaintiffs reflect on historic climate settlement
Some of the youth who sued Hawaii's state Department of Transportation over its climate change policies celebrating a settlement in the case. (Courtesy of Our Children Trust)
Indigenous teens led a battle for climate justice in Hawaii — and won. The state of Hawai’i has agreed to a legal settlement to reach zero emissions in its transportation systems by 2045.
Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes listens to the reaction from two of the plaintiffs and gets more context from Anita Hofschneider, a senior staff writer with our editorial partner Grist.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
