Federal Judge ‘Reluctantly’ Dismisses Youths’ Fossil Fuel Executive Orders Suit

( October 16, 2025, 1:28 PM EDT) -- BUTTE, Mont. — A federal judge in Montana “reluctantly” ruled Oct. 15 to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 22 minors and young adults against President Donald J. Trump and multiple government agencies seeking to rescind and declare unconstitutional a series of executive orders that include directives to increase fossil fuel production, opining that the plaintiffs failed to establish standing....