Court Tosses Landmark Climate Change Case Brought On Behalf of Youth

A federal appeals court has struck down a landmark climate change lawsuit brought against the federal government on behalf of children and young adults.

On Friday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco tossed the suit in a two-to-one majority decision, upending an earlier district court ruling to let the case go forward.

After expressing that the plaintiffs “made a compelling case that action is needed,” Judge Andrew D. Hurwitz, writing for the majority, said that the issue of climate change is beyond the court’s scope.

“Reluctantly, we conclude that such relief is beyond our constitutional power. Rather, the plaintiffs’ impressive case for redress must be presented to the political branches of government,” Hurwitz wrote.

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