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March 2, 2021

Australian Youth Climate Activists File Class Action Suit to Block Coal Mine Expansion
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In Australia, eight youth climate activists and a nun have filed a
landmark class action lawsuit that would force the Australian federal
government to stop approving new fossil fuel projects. The suit was
filed in response to a proposal by a coal corporation to extend its mine
in northern New South Wales. Sixteen-year-old climate justice advocate
Anjali Sharma is the lead plaintiff in the suit.

Anj Sharma: "This is a crisis that disproportionately affects people of
color, young people and marginalized people around the world. So, yes,
I'm terrified. I'm terrified about hearing the Pacific Islands sink into
the sea. I'm terrified about hearing the increasing prevalence of
natural disasters like bushfires and droughts and floods."



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