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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Maya Yang

Judge dismisses suit by young climate activists against Trump’s pro-fossil fuel policies

A young woman speaks into a megaphone.
Maddie Grebb leads a chant outside a courthouse where young climate activists were challenging Trump's pro-fossil fuel executive orders, on 17 September 2025, in Missoula, Montana. Photograph: Ben Allan Smith/AP

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by young climate activists that aimed to halt Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel executive orders.

The dismissal by US district judge Dana Christensen on Wednesday came after 22 plaintiffs, ages seven to 25 and from five states, sought to block three of the president’s executive orders, including those declaring a “national energy emergency” and seeking to “unleash American energy” – as well as one aimed at “reinvigorating” the US’s production of coal.

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