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DT 12 Editorial MONDAY, JULY 3, 2017 TODAY Why I sued the federal government over air pollution Our case may be in the court system for years, but a win on the Supreme Court level will force the government to develop and implement a plan to rapidly reduce emissions PAGE 13 RAJIB DHAR Worker safety is everyone’s concern Nefarious Eid heroes One can easily dismiss my concerns as just frivolous fun, but when year in year out we are given movies in the same template, there has to be some impact on young minds PAGE 14 Our garments industry fetches about $25 billion in foreign currency every year. Garments workers are the backbone of this industry and their safety should therefore be given the highest importance, but that is still not the case for many factories. While the renewal of the Accord by foreign companies -- designed to improve workplace safety -- is commendable, there are still millions of workers and thousands of factories left unprotected. According to recent investigations, factories monitored by the Bangladeshi government have barely made any progress in terms of safety. We can’t wait for foreign entities to fix our problems. We certainly appreciate the help, but we must pull our own weight here. We certainly appreciate the help, but we must pull our own weight here The right brand Corporations could play an enormous role in creating a positive and powerful identity of a nation Be heard Write to Dhaka Tribune FR Tower, 8/C Panthapath, Shukrabad, Dhaka-1207 Send us your Op-Ed articles: opinion.trib@gmail.com www.dhakatribune.com Join our Facebook community: https://www.facebook.com/ DhakaTribune. The views expressed in opinion articles are those of the authors alone and they are not the official view of Dhaka Tribune or its publisher. PAGE 15 No country for communal violence A month after the Langadu attack, it is disheartening to see communal tensions continue to spread amongst the Adivasi and Bangali communities. What happened in Langadu was a terrible reminder that there were forces present in our midst that wished to wreak havoc amongst our peace-loving denizens. And, even now, there are questions as to what led to the attacks, with many parties trying to further instigate violence amongst the communities. The authorities must push the message forward that Bangladesh is a peaceful and secular nation that takes care of its minorities, and that communal violence will not be tolerated. With many Adivasis losing their homes in the attack, we must make sure nothing like this happens ever again. We must make sure nothing like this happens ever again
Opinion 13 DT MONDAY, JULY 3, 2017 Why I sued the federal government over harmful air pollution Deliberately endangering the environment is a violation of the law • Sophie Kivlehan Man-made climate change is the biggest threat facing my generation. So I, along with 20 other youths from across the United States, am working to solve this problem by bringing an unprecedented lawsuit against the federal government. Of cases and lawsuits In our civil rights case -- titled Juliana, et al v United States, et al (available at ourchildrenstrust.org) -- we assert that the government is violating our constitutional right to life, liberty, and property by approving emissions of fatally high levels of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, despite being aware of its damaging effects. Earth has warmed one degree Celsius this past century. Letting temperature rise another 0.4 degree would be catastrophic. We will experience greater weather extremes, including floods, droughts, and super-storms -- which will affect food supply. Sea level rise of several meters will destroy coastal cities, forcing the displacement of millions of people and bringing chaos among governments. Our case was filed in federal court in Oregon on August 12, 2015. The government responded by filing a motion to dismiss our case before it could get to trial. We all travelled to Eugene, Oregon, to participate in a hearing on March 9, 2016. The initial hearing was the first time all 21 plaintiffs met together. Some of us are experienced activists, and some of us avoid the spotlight. Some are extroverts who speak freely on television shows and in magazine interviews, while others have their words carefully penned on the papers they cling to with shaking hands. But we all share a common goal: To be heard and be taken seriously. We know that we are fighting for a viable future. We listened as the government’s lawyers argued that we had a weak case. They did not deny global warming or the damage Our case may be in the court system for years, but a win on the Supreme Court level will force the government to develop and implement a plan to rapidly reduce emissions being done to the planet, but they denied any responsibility to address the crisis. Take responsibility for your actions First, the US government sets our national energy policy and what kind of fuels we use. When it sets standards for how inefficient the things that burn those fuels can be, like our cars, the US government is taking action. Trump does not think of climate change as a big enough issue When it leases land to corporations to dig up coal or drill for oil or gas, the US government is taking action. When it offers tax breaks and subsidies to fossil fuel companies, the US government is taking action. When it permits the pollution that comes out of the energy system it controls, the US government is taking action. When you add up all these actions, the US government, more than anyone else, is responsible for the level of carbon dioxide pollution that will determine the climate in my lifetime. As a young person, I’m not worried about President Donald Trump’s opinions on climate change, but rather the US government’s actions. Because I know the actions it takes today to promote fossil fuels will cause fossil fuel emissions, and those emissions will cause climate change. And that climate change will mean impacts that I will have to live with, throughout my lifetime. A ray of hope? That’s why I take a little comfort in knowing that Trump can withdraw from the Paris agreement, but he can’t withdraw from my lawsuit. US Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin, in his 2016 opinion allowing the lawsuit to proceed, wrote that “the alleged valuing of short-term economic interest, despite the cost to human life, necessitates a need for the courts to evaluate the constitutional parameters of the action or inaction taken by the government.” This means that we will have a trial near the end of this year. We feel excited and optimistic about returning to Eugene and appearing in court again. Our case may be in the court system for years, but a win on the Supreme Court level will force the government to develop and implement a plan to rapidly reduce emissions. Logical and feasible solutions exist to limit emissions, and economic studies have shown that these solutions would increase gross national product and create millions of jobs. I feel strongly that it is my and my fellow plaintiffs’ responsibility to spread awareness about this to other young people -- we must all take ownership of our future. • Sophie Kivlehan, a 2017 graduate from Parkland High School, will attend Dickinson College in the fall. This article first appeared on The Morning Call. REUTERS
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