A Young American Reminds Us How Badly We Are Failing Children on Climate Change
Fifteen-year-old Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh is among a group of youths who are suing the U.S. government for failing to put the brakes on global warming.

Environmentalist Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh attended the COP21 climate conference in Paris last year. (Mark Dixon / CC-BY-2.0)
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