Juliana v. United States
ELR Citation: 46 ELR 20175 No(s). 6:15-cv-01517 (D. Or. Nov 10, 2016) (Aiken, J.)
A district court adopted a magistrate judge's recommendations and denied motions to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a group of young people against the U.S. government for failing to protect them from climate change. The plaintiffs alleged that the government has known for decades that carbon dioxide (...