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Youth

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

Eva Lighthiser, lead plaintiff in Lighthiser v. Trump, stands at the U.S. Capitol in July 2025. Credit: Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images
Vishal Prasad, director of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, speaks to the media after an International Court of Justice session in The Hague on July 23, 2025. Credit: John Thys/AFP via Getty Images

A Youth-Led Campaign Claims a Win For Climate Justice

By Bob Berwyn

Eva Lighthiser (center), lead plaintiff in the Lighthiser v. Trump case, walks with attorney Mat dos Santos as they arrive at the Russell Smith Courthouse in Missoula, Montana, on Sept. 16. Credit: Issam Ahmed/AFP via Getty Images

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

By Dana Drugmand

Vic Barrett (left) and Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh Martinez are two of the former plaintiffs in the climate case Juliana v. United States who filed a new petition with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Credit: Our Children’s Trust

Climate Activists Thwarted in U.S. Courts Are Headed to an International Tribunal for Review

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

Mira Shah, who recently started a student-run climate economics journal, at her father’s office in Dublin, Calif. Credit: Liza Gross/Inside Climate News

California Teen Starts an Online Journal on the Power of Economics to Confront Climate Change

By Liza Gross

Olivia Vesovich, who lives in Missoula, Montana, is one of the 22 young plaintiffs represented by Our Children’s Trust. Credit: Tailyr Irvine/The Washington Post via Getty Images

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

By Amy Green

Mica Kantor, a 14-year-old plaintiff, testifies on the second day of the Held v. Montana trial in June 2023. Credit: Richard Forbes/Inside Climate News

In Montana, Republican State Legislators Fight Back After Successful Youth Climate Lawsuit

By Nick Mott

The young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States demonstrate outside the White House in Washington, D.C. Credit: Robin Loznak/Our Children’s Trust

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Youth-Led Climate Case. The Youth Say They Will Fight On

By Amy Green

Students vote at the University of California, Irvine on Tuesday. Credit: Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Despite Climate Concerns, Young Voter Turnout Slumped and Its Support Split Between the Parties

By Keerti Gopal

Activists from the youth-led Sunrise Movement rally outside the Democratic National Committee’s office to urge Kamala Harris to make bold climate policy central to her campaign on July 29. Credit: Rachael Warriner/Sunrise Movement

The Depths of Their Discontent: Young Americans Are Distraught Over Climate Change

By Nina Dietz

As Extreme Weather Batters Schools, Students Are Pushing For More Climate Change Education

By Kiley Price

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

By Kiley Price

Two children and their mother wade through flood waters after Hurricane Nicholas landed in Galveston, Texas on Sept. 14, 2021. Credit: Mark Felix for The Washington Post via Getty Images

More Young People Don’t Want Children Because of Climate Change. Has the UN Failed to Protect Them?

By Elena Shao

Demonstrators join the Fridays For Future march on Nov. 5, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

The Young Climate Diplomats Fighting to Save Their Countries

By Delger Erdenesanaa

People are seen gathered on George Square during a rally on Nov. 5, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Peter Summers/Getty Images

At COP26, Youth Activists From Around the World Call Out Decades of Delay

By Delger Erdenesanaa

World's Youth Demand Fair, Effective Climate Action

By Mara MacKinnon

Dear Congress: Don't be a Zechpreller

By Stewart Hudson

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