ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A group of Alaska teenagers has sent a petition to the state Department of Environmental Conservation in hopes of tightening climate change policy.
Alaska's Energy Desk reported (http://bit.ly/2wTjHSE ) Monday that the teens' petition calls for the state to reduce carbon emissions, monitor what greenhouse gasses it does emit and come up with a strategy for the future.
The group, named Alaska Youth for Environmental Action, delivered the petition in August. It follows a 2011 climate change lawsuit filed by a different group of Alaska teens, which made it all the way to the state Supreme Court before Justices ruled that it was a matter for the executive or legislative branch.
The state has until Sep. 29 to respond to the petition. Officials can reject it or call a public hearing.
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