Supreme Court Refuses to Revive Youths’ Climate-Change Lawsuit
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The US Supreme Court refused to reinstate a novel and far-reaching lawsuit filed by young people who sought to force the federal government to take steps against climate change.
The justices without comment left intact a federal appeals court decision rejecting the lawsuit. The appeals court said the youths lacked legal “standing” to sue because they hadn’t alleged the type of concrete injury that the judicial system could redress.