The suit, which follows legal victories in Montana and Hawaii, alleges violations of the state constitution and says Wisconsin law impedes a transition to renewable energy, locking in harmful air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power plants.

By Dana Drugmand

Youth climate activists in Wisconsin are suing the state’s Public Service Commission over state laws that they say perpetuate a fossil fuel-dominated electricity sector and undermine renewable energy, thereby exacerbating the climate crisis, which is already inflicting harmful impacts across the state.

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