This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Campus organizers at three universities filed legal complaints on Monday arguing that their schools’ investments in planet-heating fossil fuels are illegal, the Guardian has learned. The students from Columbia University, Tulane University, and the University of Virginia each wrote to the attorneys general of their respective states calling on them to scrutinize their universities’ investments.
Students Are Demanding Universities Divest From Israel—and Dirty Energy
Dharna Noor, Mother Jones
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 3:00am
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