Climate Change Litigation Update: "Children's Crusade" Case Against the United States Goes Forward
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This report discusses the case of "Juliana v. United States" which was brought by a group of 21 individuals all under the age of 20 organized through an Oregon nonprofit called Our Children's Trust. The plaintiffs seek to compel the federal government to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through appeals to the Constitution and common law.
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This report discusses the case of "Juliana v. United States" which was brought by a group of 21 individuals all under the age of 20 organized through an Oregon nonprofit called Our Children's Trust. The plaintiffs seek to compel the federal government to reduce carbon dioxide emissions through appeals to the Constitution and common law.
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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.Climate Change Litigation Update: "Children's Crusade" Case Against the United States Goes Forward,
report,
January 1, 2017;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1042415/:
accessed May 24, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.