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Young Americans demand court halt Trump’s biggest rollbacks of pollution protections

Suit alleges administration is impinging on rights to life and liberty by worsening planet-warming and toxic pollution

The Guardian - US · May 20

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

Young Americans are suing the president for violating rights with executive orders that fuel the climate crisis

The Guardian - US · May 20

Montana youth activists who won landmark climate case push for court enforcement

In 2023, court ruled in favor of 16 plaintiffs that officials violated their constitutional right by promoting fossil fuels

The Guardian - US · Dec 10, 2025

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US is violating human rights laws by backing fossil fuels, say young activists in new petition

Petition says that US government’s protection of fossil fuel interests has put people in harm’s way

The Guardian - US · Sep 25, 2025

Judge Weighs Court's Powers In Trump Climate Case

A federal judge overseeing a closely watched climate case on Wednesday pressed the lawyer representing young Americans suing President Donald Trump on whether courts have constitutional authority to rein in his fossil-fuel agenda.

International Business Times · Sep 18, 2025

Young climate activists in court aim to stop Trump’s pro-fossil fuel executive orders

Group of activists, who range in age from seven to 25, include plaintiffs who won landmark climate case in Montana two years ago

The Guardian - US · Sep 16, 2025

Trump's Fossil Fuel Agenda Challenged In Youth Climate Suit

Life, liberty and the right to a stable climate? The plaintiffs also allege that scrubbing climate science from federal research has obscured the risks from global warming.

International Business Times · Sep 16, 2025

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Young activists won a landmark state climate trial. Now they're challenging Trump's orders

Young climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are challenging President Donald Trump's energy agenda

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2025

Young climate activists in Wisconsin sue state over pro-fossil fuel policies

Lawsuit brought by two non-profit law firms have had previous wins in Montana and Wisconsin

The Guardian - US · Aug 22, 2025

Trump violating right to life with anti-environment orders, youth lawsuit says

Twenty-two plaintiffs between ages seven and 25 allege government is engaging in unlawful executive overreach

The Guardian - US · May 29, 2025

Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue

An ancient legal principle has become a key strategy of American children seeking to reduce the effects of climate change in the 21st century. A defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2025 has not stopped the effort, which has several legal actions continuing in the courts.

The Conversation · May 2, 2025

This decade-long climate lawsuit saw its plaintiffs grow from children into adults. Now, it is over

The case has inspired similar climate legal action on behalf of young people across the United States.

Euronews · Mar 25, 2025

A decadelong climate lawsuit saw plaintiffs grow from childhood to adulthood. Now, it's over

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a petition filed by young climate activists who argued that the federal government's role in climate change violated their constitutional rights

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

‘The path forward is clear’: how Trump taking office has ‘turbocharged’ climate accountability efforts

‘Make polluters pay’ laws, led by blue states AGs, and accountability suits will be a major front for climate litigation for the coming years

The Guardian - US · Feb 18, 2025

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The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024

Young activists take on a government agency in a Florida climate lawsuit

A group of young people in Florida is suing the state agency that regulates public utilities in the hopes of forcing the state's energy companies to transition toward renewable energy sources

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2024

Young climate activists ask US Supreme Court to revive their lawsuit against the government

Young climate activists in Oregon are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive their long-running lawsuit against the federal government

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2024

Hawaii settles lawsuit from youths over climate change. Here's what to know about the historic deal

About two years after 13 children and teens sued Hawaii over the threat posed by climate change, both sides have reached a settlement that includes an ambitious requirement to decarbonize the state's transportation system over the next 21 years

The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2024

Youth activists win ‘unprecedented’ climate settlement in Hawaii

State’s transport department given a 2045 deadline to fully decarbonize and achieve zero emissions under agreement

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The Guardian - US · May 22, 2024

Young Alaskans sue state over fossil fuel project they claim violates their rights

Plaintiffs claim $38.7bn gas export project, which would triple state’s greenhouse gas emissions, infringes constitutional rights

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024

Strasbourg court’s Swiss climate ruling could have global impact, say experts

Decision by European court of human rights around vulnerability of older women to heatwaves marks significant shift

Latin Times · Dec 15, 2023

California Children File Landmark Lawsuit Against U.S. Government Over Air Pollution

The suit asks a federal court to declare the EPA has violated their constitutional rights

International Business Times · Dec 15, 2023

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.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2023

Montana youth climate ruling could set precedent for future climate litigation

A landmark youth climate ruling from Montana could have significant repercussions for future climate lawsuits, legal experts say.

The Guardian - US · Aug 20, 2023

Montana’s landmark climate ruling: three key takeaways

A judge last week ruled the young plaintiffs have the right to a clean environment – and experts say this changed the climate litigation landscape

Salon · Aug 16, 2023

Montana youth win historic climate case

A victory for Montanans' right to a clean, healthy environment could set a precedent for other climate lawsuits

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