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Our Children’s Trust holds a rally in support of the Juliana v. U.S. lawsuit outside the U.S. Supreme Court on October 29th, 2018, in Washington, D.C.

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‘There Is a Monumental Threat to Young People’: Will the Plaintiffs Suing the Government Over Climate Change Ever Get a Trial?

The young people suing the government over climate change are hoping that Tuesday’s hearing has convinced the Ninth Circuit to allow their case to proceed.

Sharon Zhang

Will the Juliana Climate Case Ever Go to Court?

Here's what you need to know about the young people suing the U.S. government over climate change.

Sophie Yeo

Viewfinder: Climate Protests at the Supreme Court

Protesters attend a rally held by the group Our Children's Trust on October 29th, 2018, outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

Pacific Standard Staff

$A gas field in Lost Hills, California, where fracking occurs.$

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Meet the Kids Trying to Put the Government on Trial for Its Climate Policies

In Juliana v. United States, a group of young plaintiffs is trying to force the government into climate action—whether the president wants to or not.

Andrea Powell

The Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C.

How the Government Plans to Defend Itself Against the Young People Suing Over Climate Change

Reviewing the government's expert testimony, we can see what its strategy will be as the Juliana case comes to trial.

Sophie Yeo

Climate expert and activist James Hansen and his grand-daughter Sophie Kivlehan, who is among 21 young plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit Juliana v. U.S. Government, speak at a press conference at the COP 23 United Nations Climate Change Conference on November 6th, 2017, in Bonn, Germany.

The Trump Administration Asks the Supreme Court to Block a Youth Climate Lawsuit

The Trump administration is asking the United States Supreme Court to block a lawsuit filed by young Americans seeking to force more federal action on climate change.

Kate Wheeling