Judges Question Youth Plaintiffs Challenging Trump Energy Orders

A panel of judges at the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday questioned whether youth plaintiffs could show their challenge to three energy-focused executive orders from Trump is different enough from separately dismissed climate cases to warrant moving forward.

Julia Ann Olson of Our Children’s Trust on behalf of the youth plaintiffs argued the present case was different from previous cases for several reasons. This case comes after Juliana v. US, another national youth climate case that challenged broader US climate action, was eventually dismissed by ...