The lawsuit from 21 children and young adults argued that the federal government has failed to act to address global climate change.
A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a landmark climate justice lawsuit that 21 children and young adults from around the country brought against the federal government.
“Reluctantly, we conclude that such relief is beyond our constitutional power,” Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz wrote in his opinion. “Rather, the plaintiffs’ impressive case for redress must be presented to the political branches of government.” “We are suing because none of us and none of you have time to wait,” Kelsey Juliana, an activist from Oregon and the lead plaintiff in the case, said at an event on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2017.
“It is as if an asteroid were barreling toward Earth and the government decided to shut down our only defenses,” she added. “Seeking to quash this suit, the government bluntly insists that it has the absolute and unreviewable power to destroy the Nation.”
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