A federal judge on Oct. 15 dismissed a lawsuit attempting to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that discourage renewable energy while promoting increased production of fossil fuels.
U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen said the plaintiffs, who included a group of young climate activists, had shown overwhelming evidence that their lives are affected by “climate change” and that the president’s executive orders will make it worse.
However, the judge concluded that the plaintiffs’ request for court intervention was “unworkable” because it went beyond the scope of the judicial branch’s power to establish environmental policies.
The group of 22 plaintiffs included youths who won in a major climate trial against Montana in 2023. A two-day hearing in Missoula last month saw activists and experts testifying on their behalf say that Trump’s energy policies, which increase drilling and mining while reducing renewable energy use, are a growing threat to children and the Earth….