Hawaii reaches settlement with youth who sued over climate change

Thirteen children and teens in Hawaii took the state government to court over the threat posed by climate change. Now they're celebrating a settlement that emphasizes a plan to decarbonize Hawaii's transportation system in the next 20 years.

It's the latest example of frustrated youth in the United States taking their climate concerns into the courtroom.

The settlement reached in Navahine v. Hawaii Department of Transportation recognizes children's constitutional rights to a life-sustaining climate, Gov. Josh Green and attorneys with public interest law firms Our Children's Trust and Earthjustice said in separate statements Thursday.