California children sue EPA over ‘intentional’ role in climate crisis
- Children in California are suing the US government over climate-warming pollution effects, seeking justice for its disregard for their health and safety.
- The lawsuit accuses the EPA of violating children's rights to a safe environment by allowing harmful pollution from regulated sources.
- Our Children's Trust is leading the legal battle for youth plaintiffs, aiming to hold the EPA accountable and protect children from the impacts of climate change.
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California children sue US govt over pollution
Children in California are suing the US government over its failure to curb pollution, the latest in a series of legal actions by young people around the world worried about climate change. The youngsters, aged between eight and 17, say the Environmental Protection Agency — the federal regulator — “intentionally allows life-threatening climate pollution to be emitted by the fossil fuel sources of greenhouse gases it regulates, harming children’s…
The Next Kids Climate Case: Genesis B. v. EPA
This week, Our Children's Trust, filed another in its series of "kids climate cases"–cases raising climate change claims brought on behalf of children. OCT is the group behind the Juliana litigation, in addition to several cases brought against states in state courts. The new case, Genesis B. v. Environmental Protection Agency, argues that the EPA has violated the constitutional rights of the plaintiffs by failing to act more aggressively to red…
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