Indigenous communities in Ontario’s far north are participating in a three-year study to understand the impacts of climate change and how communities along the James Bay Coast can better adapt to those changes.

Severe weather and natural disasters, are on the rise. This week, the top United Nations court ruled that countries are obligated to limit climate change under international law, in response. Cheryl Johnson with People for Community Recovery joins WGN's Micah Materre to discuss this historic ruling and what it could mean for environmental justice.