After Obama, Trump May Face Children Suing Over Global Warming

  • Federal judge rejects government’s request to dismiss lawsuit
  • Trump called climate change a hoax before he ran for president

Trump's Mysterious Feelings on Global Warming

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A lawsuit brought by children against the Obama administration may force President-elect Donald Trump to decide how far he’ll go to downplay the threat of global warming.

Youths from across the U.S. won a chance Thursday to pursue claims that the Obama administration didn’t do enough to protect the environment from climate change when an Oregon federal judge rejected the government’s request to dismiss their lawsuit.