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Off the news: Youth climate suit ends at Supreme Court | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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In 2015, 21 young Americans charged the U.S. government with violating their constitutional right to life, liberty and property by promoting fossil fuels, endangering Americans’ health and America’s environmental stability. The lawsuit never went to trial, though, and on Monday, it died when the U.S. Supreme Court declined an appeal of its dismissal.

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The world's biggest youth climate lawsuit lost in court, but it ‘changed the world’

Ten years ago, 21 young people filed a long shot lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that it wasn’t doing enough to protect them from climate change. Their campaign came to an end this week without a court victory, but having made a different kind of impact: They brought an innovative legal approach to the climate fight that has inspired similar cases, at least two of which have been successful. The case, Juliana v. United States, ha…

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Young climate lawsuit ends after a decade without Supreme Court review

The Supreme Court declined to hear Juliana v. United States, ending a 10-year legal effort by young activists who argued the federal government violated their constitutional rights by promoting fossil fuel use.Claire Rush reports for The Associated Press.In short:Filed in 2015 by 21 plaintiffs ages 8 to 19, the case sought to hold the U.S. government accountable for its role in driving climate change.Courts repeatedly blocked the case from going…

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US Supreme Court Declines Appeal In Youth-Led Climate Change Case

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

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1 day ago·Honolulu, United States

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SCOTUS Rejects Landmark Youth Climate Case, Ending 10-Year Battle That Inspired New Legal Strategy

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal in the landmark legal case Juliana v. United States. The lawsuit has inspired other successful cases by youth demanding the government take responsibility for the climate crisis. This is Mat dos Santos of the group Our Children’s Trust, which brought the case. Mat dos Santos: “For nearly a decade, 21 young people fought to hold the U.S. government accountable for fueling the climate crisis in J…

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