June 13, 2025: Youth Plaintiffs File Motion for Preliminary Injunction

Attorneys for the youth plaintiffs filed a motion for preliminary injunction urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana to halt the implementation of Executive Orders 14156, 14154, and 1426. Specifically, plaintiffs seek a halt to “unleashing” of fossil fuels, blocking renewable energy and EVs, and climate science suppression and dismantling. 

The motion argues that halting the executive orders would cause no harm to the government, while preventing extraordinary harm to youth plaintiffs and the public at large. A pause would also benefit thousands of federal employees, scientists, educators, farmers, and others impacted by these policies. The motion further requests that the court waive any bond requirement, citing the plaintiffs’ youth status, financial limitations, and pro bono legal representation. 

Accompanying the motion are 25 sworn declarations—from youth plaintiffs, former government officials, and top experts in climate science, medicine, public health, energy, and economics—laying bare the harms already taking hold and the catastrophic consequences to come if these executive orders remain in effect.