Frustrated and anxious, climate advocates are turning to legal action. The latest petitioners: College students
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The students' filings are part of a global surge in legal action to address the climate crisis.
A coalition of students from Yale, MIT, Princeton, Stanford and Vanderbilt working with the nonprofit Climate Defense Project filed legal complaints in February to compel their universities to end their financial relationships with the fossil fuel industry.
In the complaints, students alleged their schools are violating the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Acts, a state law which states a nonprofit's investments must align with its "charitable purpose."
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