Supreme Court rejects young Oregon activists’ climate appeal

The Supreme Court has declined an appeal from a group of young climate activists from Oregon, who sued the government over climate change.

"I think it’s really a testament to the perseverance of young people in the country today. Juliana has faced more government opposition than any other case in history where the United States is a defendant," said Andrea Rodgers, deputy director of US Strategy for Our Children’s Trust.

For 10 years now a group of 21 minors from Oregon have been involved in a legal fight with the federal government over climate change. They filed the lawsuit back in 2015 saying they have a constitutional right to a climate that sustains life. They say the government’s energy policies deprived them of their fundamental rights.

But the case has been tied up in legal battles over whether they have standing to sue. The Supreme Court declined the group’s appeal and did not explain its decision.

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