Four amicus briefs were filed in support of the youth plaintiffs' appeal: climate scientists linking the Commission's approval of fossil fuel plans to worsening extreme heat, sea-level rise, and hurricanes in Miami-Dade; physicians and public health experts detailing the mounting health toll on young Floridians; the CLEO Institute and eight youth leaders arguing courts must protect youth rights given their lack of political power; and Healthy Gulf and Indian Riverkeeper affirming that Florida courts already have workable standards to hear the case.
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