They’re not yet old enough to vote, but they want to hold the state accountable for how its treated environmental issues.
Valholly Frank is a 15-year-old who splits her time, spending weekends at the Big Cypress reservation in rural Hendry County and weekdays in Weston, Florida, where she goes to school. She’s part of the lawsuit filed last month in Leon County.
Last week, Gulf Coast Live host Julie Glenn spoke with Frank and her attorney, Guy Burns, a managing partner at Tampa-based Johnson Pope Bokor Ruppel & Burns.