It's the Bryan Lair show on WNYC, I'm Bridget Bergen, senior reporter in the WNYC and

Gothamist newsroom, filling in for Bryan today.

On today's show, we'll cover a landmark climate case from Montana, where a judge decided

that the state has to take into account climate change mitigation efforts, whenever it

weighs future fossil fuel projects.

It may provide a road map for climate change law in New York state as well.

Then we'll turn to South Africa, where five countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China

and South Africa are meeting this week to discuss a path for greater influence on the global

economy.

And we'll end the show today with your stories about your relationship with your siblings

has changed over the years, has a change stayed the same and what do those relationships

mean to you.

And first, it's been a busy summer for New York City mayor Eric Adams.

He's currently on an international trip visiting Israel.

Today he's expected to meet with representatives from the country's pro-democracy protest movement

and with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who leads a far right government.

This trip comes of course as the city struggles to find ways to care for tens of thousands

of migrants who have come to the city from other countries in search of shelter and

a new life.

The mayor has been calling on President Biden and the state to provide the city with

more support, but it's been a persistent challenge facing his administration.

Another headache for the mayor relates to some ongoing investigations into fundraising

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