A skeptical federal appeals court questioned why it should stop a novel lawsuit brought by children seeking to force the U.S. to act on climate change.
The three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit must decide whether to grant the U.S. government’s request to quash the lawsuit or allow it to head to trial before a district court in Oregon.
The lawsuit, if successful, could force a Trump administration bent on rolling back climate policies to take action to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
The lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, tests legal theories on climate ...
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