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    Pending Youth Climate Case Inspires Nationwide Movement

    Pending Youth Climate Case Inspires Nationwide Movement

    Monday was set to be the first day of a landmark youth climate trial against the federal government over climate change, three years after the lawsuit was first filed. But last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a temporary stay as it considers a last-ditch attempt by the Trump administration to throw out the case […]

    Supreme Court Puts Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit on Hold

    Supreme Court Puts Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit on Hold

    The U.S. Supreme Court put a landmark climate case on pause Friday while it considers a last-ditch attempt by the Trump administration to stop it from proceeding to trial, Climate Liability News reported. Juliana v. United States is a historic lawsuit brought by 21 young people against the U.S. government, arguing that it has violated […]

    Trump Team Again Asks SCOTUS to Stop Youth Climate Case as Trial Nears

    Trump Team Again Asks SCOTUS to Stop Youth Climate Case as Trial Nears

    Once again, the Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a groundbreaking constitutional climate lawsuit brought by 21 youth plaintiffs, just over a week before the case heads to trial in Eugene, Oregon. On Thursday, the Department of Justice filed a second “writ of mandamus” petition— an uncommonly used legal maneuver—and application […]

    Groundbreaking Youth Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Can Proceed

    Groundbreaking Youth Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Can Proceed

    A federal judge on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s last-ditch efforts to derail a landmark constitutional climate lawsuit brought by 21 youth plaintiffs, preserving the trial start date of Oct. 29 in Eugene, Oregon. In a 62-page opinion, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken denied yet another attempt from the federal government to throw out Juliana […]

    Supreme Court Rules Trump Administration Can’t Stop Youth Climate Case

    Supreme Court Rules Trump Administration Can’t Stop Youth Climate Case

    In a glimmer of hope for climate change litigation, the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to block a ground-breaking lawsuit brought by 21 young people against the U.S. government for crafting policies that support climate-changing fossil fuels, The Huffington Post reported. The high court ruled that the administration’s motion to dismiss the […]

    13 Climate Justice Leaders Imagined as Comic Superheroes

    13 Climate Justice Leaders Imagined as Comic Superheroes

    The Earth could use some climate-change-fighting superheroes right about now. And according to a new comic series by the nonprofit Amplifier, there are a few real-life ones in our midst. Thirteen of them, actually. On Earth Day, April 22, Amplifier released the comic art series #MyClimateHero, portraying leaders of the modern climate justice movement. Amplifier […]

    Across the U.S., Climate Change Lawsuits Are Gaining Steam

    Across the U.S., Climate Change Lawsuits Are Gaining Steam

    The scandal-plagued head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says he’s not sure whether “human activity … is a primary contributor to the global warming that we see.” The president has moved to pull the U.S. out of the landmark Paris climate agreement. And climate-science deniers and skeptics control Congress. But that still leaves […]

    Florida Youth Sue Governor for Climate Action

    Florida Youth Sue Governor for Climate Action

    Climate change poses a key risk to low-lying Florida. When Climate Central ranked the 25 U.S. coastal cities that would be most vulnerable to coastal flooding in 2050 due to sea level rise projections, 20 of them were in the Sunshine State. But Florida Governor Rick Scott has a history of sticking his head in […]