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  1. February 10, 2021

    High Court Likely Next For Climate Suit As 9th Circ. Passes

    Young plaintiffs claiming the federal government is endangering their futures by not acting to curb climate change appear headed to the U.S. Supreme Court after the full Ninth Circuit on Wednesday declined to review a panel decision tossing their case. 

  2. February 02, 2021

    Kids Say Biden Orders Support Climate Case Against Gov't

    A group of children who claim the federal government's handling of climate change violates their constitutional rights told the Ninth Circuit that President Biden's executive orders outlining his administration's climate priorities illustrate the executive branch's control over the country's energy policy.

  3. December 21, 2020

    The Biggest Environmental Law Decisions Of 2020

    The U.S. Supreme Court issued a groundbreaking decision on the Clean Water Act's reach, chemical manufacturer Arkema defeated criminal charges over toxic releases in Texas related to Hurricane Harvey, and the Ninth Circuit delivered a big loss to youth plaintiffs that were seeking to hold the federal government accountable for climate change. Here, Law360 breaks down six of the biggest environmental law decisions of the year.

  4. December 14, 2020

    The Biggest Energy Rulings Of 2020: Part 1

    The past year has been flooded with major rulings affecting the energy sector, with courts weighing in on climate change litigation and the boundaries of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority. In the first of a two-part series, Law360 breaks down the biggest energy-related court decisions of 2020.

  5. August 03, 2020

    Climate Kids Say Decades-Old 5th Circ. Ruling Supports Case

    A group of youths who say the federal government is endangering their futures with policies that exacerbate climate change told the Ninth Circuit that their case is supported by a 1974 ruling from the Fifth Circuit about Alabama's responsibility to provide care for the developmentally disabled.

  6. June 23, 2020

    Kids Say High Court Gay Rights Ruling Supports Climate Case

    A group of children has told the Ninth Circuit that their push to revive claims that their future is endangered by government policies' failure to curb climate change is supported by the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision protecting gay and transgender workers from discrimination.

  7. June 04, 2020

    Kids Say 6th Circ. Flint Ruling Supports Their Climate Case

    The kids suing the federal government for endangering their future by failing to curb climate change have told the Ninth Circuit that a Sixth Circuit ruling that Michigan officials must face Flint water crisis claims bolsters their effort to revive their own case.

  8. March 25, 2020

    Courts Can't Grant Kids' Climate Demands, Feds Tell 9th Circ.

    A Ninth Circuit panel correctly nixed a trial for kids who say the federal government is endangering their futures with policies that exacerbate climate change, and the full appeals court should reject their petition for review, the federal government said.

  9. March 12, 2020

    Kids Get Legal Backup In Bid For Review Of Climate Case

    Public health experts, law professors and green groups are supporting a group of children's effort to have the Ninth Circuit review a panel's decision to sink their lawsuit claiming the federal government is endangering their futures by not acting to curb climate change.

  10. March 03, 2020

    Kids Ask Full 9th Circ. To Give Them A Shot At Climate Trial

    Kids claiming the federal government is endangering their futures by not acting to curb climate change have asked the Ninth Circuit for en banc review of a panel decision they say wrongly denied them their right to a trial.