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ATS Joins Amicus Brief in Case to Force Federal Response to Climate Change

Today, the ATS joined several other medical and public health organizations in an amicus brief supporting the petitioners on the law suit Juliana v U.S. – legal action seeking to compel the federal government to address climate change.  The amicus brief summarizes the known current adverse health effects of climate change and describes the science that predicts future additional adverse human health effects. 

In the Juliana case, several teenagers have filed suit in the U.S. District Court of Oregon claiming the federal government’s assert action that causes climate change will deny them their constitutional right to life, liberty and property due to current and future anticipate adverse effects of climate change. 

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