ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20130
No(s). 13-5192 (D.C. Cir. Jun 5, 2014)

The D.C. Circuit dismissed teenagers' lawsuit against the federal government for failing to cap greenhouse gas emissions. Invoking the federal question statute, 28 U.S.C. §1331, as the basis for subject matter jurisdiction, the minors alleged that the federal defendants are trustees of essential na...