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Indigenous teens lead legal battle for climate justice in Hawaii

Kalālapa Winter, third from the right, is a plaintiff in a legal battle for climate justice. (Courtesy of Kalālapa Winter )
Kalālapa Winter, third from the right, is a plaintiff in a legal battle for climate justice. (Courtesy of Kalālapa Winter )

Indigenous teens traumatized by years of flooding and fire in Hawaii are now leading a legal battle for climate justice.

Two of the plaintiffs join Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes to reflect on a year of tragedy and hope.

Kaliko is a plaintiff in a legal battle for climate justice. (Courtesy of Kaliko)

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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