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Dharna Noor in Livingston, Montana, with photographs by Will Warasila

Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry

A woman poses on a hike
Eva Lighthiser, 20, and 22 other young Americans are accusing the US federal government of violating their constitutional rights by passing executive orders boosting planet-warming fossil fuels. Photograph: Will Warasila/The Guardian

Eva Lighthiser was at a dorm party on her Colorado college campus last month when she had to call it an early night.

“I said, ‘Hey, I’ve got to go to bed, I’m flying out to Portland tomorrow,’ and then of course follow-up questions get raised,” she said. “I’m like, ‘Well, it’s a lot to explain.’”

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