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We should be getting youths in front of the courts, not polar bears.

A university law professor, Mary Christina Wood, who helped a nonprofit file lawsuits against more than a handful of states to force governments to address climate change. College students, high school activists, and children of conservationists and attorneys are the plaintiffs.

A university law professor, Mary Christina Wood, who helped a nonprofit file lawsuits against more than a handful of states to force governments to address climate change. College students, high school activists, and children of conservationists and attorneys are the plaintiffs.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.