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Youth plaintiffs gather before the start of the Navahine F. v. the Hawai’i Department of Transportation hearing at the First Circuit Environmental Court in Honolulu, Hawai\u02bbi, on Jan. 26, 2023. Elyse Butler for Earthjustice <\/p>\n

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On Thursday, Hawaii agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by 13 young people alleging the state had violated their constitutional rights with infrastructure that adds to greenhouse (GHG) emissions, exacerbating climate change.<\/p>\n

In the settlement, the state agreed to decarbonize its transportation system by 2045.<\/p>\n

At a news conference, Governor of Hawaii Josh Green, a Democrat, called the settlement \u201cgroundbreaking,\u201d reported Reuters.<\/p>\n

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