US EditionTrump's fossil fuel agenda challenged in youth climate suit
Young activists argue President Trump's fossil fuel orders violate their constitutional rights and could cause nearly 200,000 additional deaths over 25 years, seeking a federal injunction.
- This week, young climate activists who won a Montana trial asked U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in Missoula to block President Donald Trump's three executive orders boosting fossil fuels.
- In 2023, a Montana judge ruled in Held v. Montana that young plaintiffs were deprived of a 'clean and healthful environment' under the Montana constitution, a right upheld by Montana Supreme Court last year and absent from the U.S. Constitution.
- The plaintiffs say the 22 plaintiffs , backed by Our Children's Trust, argue Trump's orders violate their Fifth Amendment rights and risk nearly 200,000 deaths over 25 years amid worsening climate harms.
- The U.S. Department of Justice and 19 states plus Guam ask Judge Dana Christensen to dismiss the case; the federal government and states do not plan to call witnesses, and 18 other states support dismissal.
- Most observers note a federal win could influence national policy, but Michael Gerrard told AFP, `'We don't have strong judicial precedent for there being a constitutional right to a clean environment at the federal level,'` highlighting the uphill legal path.
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