Kids' bid to block Australian coal mine scores 'landmark' victory

Sydney (AFP) May 27, 2021

Teenagers suing to block expansion of an Australian coal mine scored a "landmark" victory Thursday, with a judge agreeing the project would cause them climate-related harm. A group of eight high-schoolers - backed by an activist octogenarian nun - brought a class action against Australia's pro-coal conservative government over a planned mine extension near Sydney. While a federal judge