The world’s biggest youth climate lawsuit lost in court, but it ‘changed the world’

Grist
By Joseph WintersMar 27, 2025, 4:00 am119 pts
Ten years ago, 21 young people filed a long shot lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that it wasn’t doing enough to protect them from climate change. Their campaign came to an end this week without a court victory, but having made a different kind of impact: They brought an innovative legal…

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The world’s biggest youth climate lawsuit lost in court, but it ‘changed the world’

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