Press releases

December 1, 2025

Utah Youth Sue State Over Fossil Fuel Permits Endangering Their Health & Lives 

November 12, 2025

Our Children’s Trust Submits Friend of the Court Brief to Ecuadorian Constitutional Court Underscoring that Fossil Fuel Development on Indigenous Lands is an Internationally Wrongful Act 

November 10, 2025

 HDOT Releases Multimodal Transportation Plan Advancing Navahine Climate Settlement Commitments 

October 27, 2025

One Year from Trial, West Coast Environmental Law Stands with Youth Taking Canada to Court Over Weak Climate Change Action

October 20, 2025

Appeal Filed on Behalf of Youth Plaintiffs in ‘Lighthiser v. Trump,’ Federal Right to Life Case

October 17, 2025

Our Children’s Trust and Earthjustice Statement on Release of Final HDOT Energy Security and Waste Reduction Plan 

October 15, 2025

Youth Plaintiffs Announce Appeal in Lighthiser v. Trump, Federal Right to Life Case

September 25, 2025

Former Juliana Plaintiffs File Petition Against U.S. for Human Rights Violations at the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights

September 17, 2025

Federal Hearing in Lighthiser v. Trump Concludes with Expert Testimony on Health, Energy, and Youth Harm

September 16, 2025

Youth Plaintiffs Begin Historic Live Testimony in Federal Constitutional Climate Case, Lighthiser v. Trump

August 22, 2025

Wisconsin Youth Sue State Over Unconstitutional Laws Fueling Climate Crisis and Blocking Clean Energy

July 28, 2025

Trailblazing Legal Team Honored for Landmark Montana Climate Victory   

July 25, 2025

Leading Children’s Rights Scholars, Economists, and Medical Experts File Amicus Briefs Supporting Youth in Equal Protection Case, Genesis v. EPA 

July 23, 2025

ICJ Declares Climate Harm a Violation of International Law 

July 18, 2025

U.S. Senator Merkley & Representatives Schakowsky, Jayapal, and Raskin Introduce Resolution Recognizing Children’s Rights to Life & Stable Climate System Together with Youth v. Trump Plaintiffs  

July 10, 2025

19 States and Guam Move to Intervene Against Youth in Constitutional Climate Case — a First Among 450+ Challenges to Trump-Era Executive Orders

July 3, 2025

Inter-American Court’s Landmark Opinion Recognizes the Right to a Healthy Climate

July 2, 2025

Youth Take Federal Equal Protection Case to Ninth Circuit, Genesis v. EPA 

June 30, 2025

State Plan to Reduce Transportation Emissions Released for Public Comment

June 14, 2025

Youth Plaintiffs Seek Emergency Court Order to Halt Trump’s Fossil Fuel Executive Orders 

June 12, 2025

Alaska Youth File Climate Appeal to State Supreme Court; Lawmakers and League of Women Voters Join in Support with Amicus Brief 

May 29, 2025

22 Youth Sue Donald Trump Over Executive Orders That Escalate Climate Crisis 

April 10, 2025

Youth Plaintiffs File Notice of Appeal in Equal Protection Case, Genesis v. EPA 

April 4, 2025

Youth Plaintiffs Ask Alaska Supreme Court to Intervene in Closed Door Transfer of Alaska LNG Project, Hear their Claims in Court 

March 27, 2025

Oregonians Urge Senate Rules Committee to Refer SJR 28-1 to the People

March 24, 2025

Supreme Court Denies Cert in Juliana; Legacy of Youth-Led Climate Lawsuit Lives On

March 20, 2025

Utah Supreme Court Gives Youth a Partial Win in Climate Case, and Directs Lower Court to Let Them Amend Their Case  

March 11, 2025

Youth Plaintiffs Announce Appeal After Alaska Court Dismisses Constitutional Climate Lawsuit, Clears Way for LNG Project 

February 25, 2025

Youth Plaintiffs Denied Justice in Fight Against Virginia’s Fossil Fuel Policies 

February 11, 2025

California Federal Court’s Dismissal of Youth Equal Protection Climate Case Represents Judicial Abdication in the Face of a Crisis

February 11, 2025

Youth Plaintiffs Make Case for Constitutional Climate Lawsuit Before Virginia Supreme Court 

January 13, 2025

Merkley, Schakowsky Lead 41 Members of Congress in Filing US Supreme Court Brief Supporting Landmark Juliana v. US Youth Climate Rights Lawsuit; Public Justice & Montana Trial Lawyers Association Join in Separate Brief