Latest Youth Climate Suit Tells Ninth Circuit Case Is Distinct

A coalition of youth plaintiffs drew a “sharp” line between their climate lawsuit and a previous landmark effort that ultimately failed, insisting that legal remedy is very much possible for their case, according to the opening brief in their appeal.

The US District Court for the District of Montana “committed reversible error” when it dismissed their lawsuit over lack of redressability, despite acknowledging “the very real harms of climate change” for youth, according to the Jan. 12 brief.

The lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump’s energy orders, which the plaintiffs say will “unleash” dangerous fossil fuel production that will worsen climate ...