THE R.I. SUPERIOR COURT has dismissed a lawsuit against the R.I. Department of Environmental Management that petitioned the department to increase its efforts and regulations to address the threats of climate change.
PROVIDENCE – A Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Nature’s Trust Rhode Island that sought to petition the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to take more action against climate change. The court, in a ruling filed last week, said that it did not have jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s call to reverse a…