Even though judges tossed out his big case last week, lawyer Phillip Gregory, who represents 21 youth in an unprecedented climate lawsuit against the U.S. government, was in a superb mood Thursday morning. "I'm doing amazing," said Gregory.
The case, for now, can't go to trial.
But Gregory isn't the least bit dour, because both he and his young clients believe the courts, eventually, will rule in their favor. Their historic, five-year-old lawsuit argues that the U.S., by supporting an energy system that emits potent climate-disrupting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, infringes upon their constitutional rights to a stable future. Read more...
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