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Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal of Youth Climate Case Against Trump

The lead attorney for the 22 plaintiffs said the court has “slammed the courthouse doors on children fighting for their lives.”

By Dana Drugmand

Montana Court Dismisses Youth-led Lawsuit Challenging Trump Executive Orders Boosting Fossil Fuels

By Dana Drugmand

Olivia Vesovitch (center), Georgi Fischer (right) and Eva Lighthiser (back) arrive at the U.S. District Court of Montana in Missoula on Sept. 16. Credit: Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

Can the Latest Youth Climate Case Win Where Others Have Failed?

By Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

Trump Executive Orders Violate Young People’s Rights to a Stable Climate, a Lawsuit Alleges

By Amy Green

Appeals Court Ordered the Dismissal of a Landmark Youth Climate Court Case

By Kiley Price

Supporters gather at a theater next to the court house in Helena Montana to watch the court proceedings for the nation's first youth climate change trial in June 2023. Sixteen plaintiffs, ranging in age from 6 to 22, are suing the state for promoting fossil fuel energy policies that they say violate their constitutional right to a "clean and healthful environment." Credit: William Campbell/Getty Images.

Q&A: A Legal Scholar Calls the Ruling in the Montana Youth Climate Lawsuit ‘Huge’

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