NSW bushfire survivors win legal battle ordering EPA to take action on climate crisis
by Lisa Cox from on (#5NSH7)
In a landmark' Australian first, the court found the state environmental regulator had not fulfilled its duty to protect the state's environment
The New South Wales environmental regulator has been ordered to take action against climate change by the state's land and environment court in a judgment environmental advocates have described as a landmark victory.
It is the first time a court has found an Australian government agency is failing in its duty to address global heating and must take action to address greenhouse gas emissions, after a legal challenge by bushfire survivors.
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