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A clarification of the public trust concept as it applies to the climate crisis

Environmental legal theorist Professor Mary Wood clarifies the public trust doctrine as it relates to the atmospheric trust litigation approach she has developed. That apprach is now being tested in U.S. federal court in the historic climate change lawsuit Juliana v. United States.

What is the public trust doctrine undergirding the Juliana vs the USA lawsuit?

Professor Mary Wood, originator of the atmospheric trust litigation approach put to the test in the historic climate lawsuit Juliana v. United States, explain the public trust doctrine and its significance.

How did your theory of atmospheric trust develop out of the public trust doctrine?

Professor Mary Wood, originator of the atmospheric trust litigation approach put to the test in the historic climate lawsuit Juliana v. United States, discusses how her legal theory developed out of the public trust doctrine.