September 18, 2026: Court Shuts Youth Out While Letting the Fossil Fuel Industry In

On the same day it welcomed gasoline industry groups into the case, the court denied 14 youth the right to defend the clean car standards that protect their health and futures. It called their interests too removed from a case about CARB’s ability to regulate tailpipe pollution, even though these young people are the ones breathing it. The court did not reject their claims on the merits. But the message is clear: the industry selling the fuel gets a seat at the table, while the children harmed by it are told to wait outside.