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Young Activists Who Won Landmark State Climate Trial Now Challenging Trump’s Orders
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KWXX – Hilo, HI
(AP) — Young climate activists and their attorneys who won a landmark global warming trial against the state of Montana are trying to convince a federal judge to block President Donald Trump’sexecutive orders promoting fossil fuels.
A victory for the activists would have far broader implications than their 2023 win, where a state court faulted officials for permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming.
But legal experts say the young activists and their lawyers from the environmental group Our Children’s Trust face longer odds in federal court.
Another legal win by Our Children’s Trust also came out of state court.
Even if the activists lose, it could draw attention to Trump’s perceived failures to act against climate change, said Jonathan Adler, a climate law expert at William and Mary Law School in Virginia.
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