UO law professor Mary Wood is trying to clear the air, literally, on global warming through the innovative use of public trust litigation, a pioneering tactic that recently caught the attention of Forbes magazine.

In a Nov. 23 commentary, contributor James Conca discusses public trust lawsuits as a tool to require governments to take measures to reduce carbon emissions. He looks at the history of this new approach to environmental litigation and how various courts have ruled in the cases making their way through the justice system.

For the full story, see “Atmospheric Trust Litigation — Can We Sue Ourselves Over Climate Change?” The issue also was spotlighted in a recent issue of Oregon Quarterly.