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Trial Date Set for Groundbreaking Kids’ Climate Lawsuit

Trial Date Set for Groundbreaking Kids’ Climate Lawsuit

A trial date of Oct. 29 has been set for a landmark climate change lawsuit brought by a group of young Americans despite the Trump administration’s efforts to halt the case. Juliana v. United States was filed in 2015 on behalf of 21 plaintiffs who ranged between 8 to 19 years old at the time. […]

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    Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit Poised to Advance

    Historic Youth Climate Lawsuit Poised to Advance

    A landmark climate change lawsuit brought by a group of children appears poised to move forward after a Monday hearing at a federal appeals court, despite the Trump administration’s efforts to dismiss the case. Juliana v. United States was filed in 2015 on behalf of 21 young plaintiffs who argue that their constitutional and public […]

    Landmark Youth Climate Lawsuit Heads to Federal Appeals Court

    Landmark Youth Climate Lawsuit Heads to Federal Appeals Court

    There has been a significant development in the constitutional climate change lawsuit so far successfully prosecuted by 21 youth plaintiffs: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to hear oral argument over whether the Trump administration can evade trial currently set for Feb. 5, 2018. Oral arguments will be heard before the Ninth Circuit […]

    North Carolina Youth File Climate Petition to Protect Their Futures

    North Carolina Youth File Climate Petition to Protect Their Futures

    Tuesday, three teenagers filed a climate change petition for rulemaking with the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. The petition calls on the commission to reduce North Carolina’s CO2 emissions to zero by 2050, in accordance with the best available science. Youth petitioners argue that the commission has statutory, public trust and constitutional obligations to protect […]

    Plaintiffs in Landmark Climate Lawsuit Answer Trump’s Mandamus Petition

    Plaintiffs in Landmark Climate Lawsuit Answer Trump’s Mandamus Petition

    Attorneys representing 21 youth plaintiffs in the landmark climate case Juliana v. United States filed an answer to the Trump administration’s mandamus petition Monday with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In their answer, attorneys make clear that the U.S. government already admitted that its actions imperil youth plaintiffs with “dangerous, and unacceptable economic, social, […]

    Kids Suing Trump Get Helping Hand From World’s Most Famous Climate Scientist

    Kids Suing Trump Get Helping Hand From World’s Most Famous Climate Scientist

    By Tim Radford One of the world’s most famous climate scientists has just calculated the financial burden that tomorrow’s young citizens will face to keep the globe at a habitable temperature and contain global warming and climate change—a $535 trillion bill. And much of that will go on expensive technologies engineered to suck 1,000 billion […]

    Trial Date Set in Kids Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. Government

    Trial Date Set in Kids Climate Lawsuit Against U.S. Government

    U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Coffin issued an order Thursday in the climate lawsuit brought by 21 youth, Juliana v. United States, setting a trial date for Feb. 5, 2018 before U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene, Oregon. Juliana v. United States was brought by 21 young plaintiffs and Earth Guardians who argue that […]

    Trump Administration Seeks ‘Drastic Remedy’ to Derail Kids Climate Lawsuit

    Trump Administration Seeks ‘Drastic Remedy’ to Derail Kids Climate Lawsuit

    The Trump administration filed a writ of mandamus petition with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Friday, seeking an extraordinarily rare review of a Nov. 10, 2016 decision by U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken to deny its motion to dismiss Juliana v. United States. Further, the Trump administration is seeking “a stay of proceedings […]