US: In landmark class action, farmers insurance sues local governments for ignoring climate change

Source(s): ThinkProgress

"No one is expected to plan for the 500-year storm, but if horrible events are happening with increasing frequency, that may shift the duties," quoted ThinkProgress Micahel Gerrard, director of the Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School in New York.

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