Friday, July 20, 2018

Court rejects Trump administration’s request to block climate change trial - SFChronicle.com

A federal appeals court in San Francisco rejected the Trump administration’s request Friday to block the trial of a lawsuit by 21 young people who accuse the government of endangering their futures, and the planet, by failing to act against global warming.





In this July 18, 2018, photo, lawyers and youth plaintiffs lineup behind a banner after a hearing before Federal District Court Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene, Ore., between lawyers for the Trump administration and the so-called Climate Kids. The lawsuit filed by young activists who say the government is failing to protect them from climate change is still alive. In San Francisco on Friday, July 20, 2018, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the government's second request for an order directing a lower court to dismiss the case. (Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard via AP, File)

Photo: Chris Pietsch / Associated Press



Court rejects Trump administration’s request to block climate change trial - SFChronicle.com

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