‘Trial of the millennium’: Judge rules kids can sue US government over climate change

‘An Oregon federal court has paved the way for young people in the US to fight climate change through the courts, ruling against the government and fossil fuel companies’ attempts to dismiss a case brought against them.
Federal Judge Ann Aiken ruled that the lawsuit brought against the US government by a group of 21 young people aged between nine and 20 can move forward as it “adequately alleged infringement of a fundamental right.”
Our Children’s Trust has filed lawsuits in each state accusing the government of failing to adequately address the issue of climate change. The lawsuit says the government’s inaction is endangering young people by permitting greenhouse gas pollution to continue over 50 years despite knowing it was “destabilizing” the climate.’
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