Kelsey Rose Juliana, et al v. USA, et al

  1. February 20, 2019

    Feds Blast Kids' Bid To Halt Gov't Fossil Fuel Approvals

    The federal government fought a legal bid to halt all new fossil fuel development, telling the Ninth Circuit that young people suing the federal government over policies they say worsen climate change have no basis to seek such a sweeping action.

  2. February 08, 2019

    Kids Ask 9th Circ. To Halt Gov't Fossil Fuel Project Approvals

    The young people suing the federal government over policies they say worsen climate change have asked the Ninth Circuit for a preliminary injunction that would halt all new fossil fuel developments that require government approval, including mining coal on public lands and offshore drilling.

  3. February 03, 2019

    Kids Can't Sue US Over Global Warming, 9th Circ. Told

    The federal government on Friday asked the Ninth Circuit to sink a "misguided" lawsuit brought by young people who say federal policies exacerbate climate change, arguing the U.S. government can't be liable for flooding or drought caused by a global phenomenon.

  4. January 02, 2019

    Split 9th Circ. Agrees To Decide Future Of Kids' Climate Suit

    A split Ninth Circuit panel has agreed to consider the government's interlocutory appeal of decisions that kept intact a lawsuit brought by children who are challenging federal policies that allegedly exacerbate climate change, with a judge arguing in dissent that the case should go to trial before the appeals court steps in.