Hill Democrats ask Biden to stop blocking kids’ climate case

Over four dozen House and Senate Democrats are asking President Joe Biden to direct his Justice Department (DOJ) to stop trying to block a youth climate case from proceeding to trial, arguing the lawsuit presents an “opportunity” for the administration to advance its climate change and environmental justice policies. The Nov. 18 House letter , led by Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) and signed by several key committee chairs, expresses “concern with the positions taken in Juliana v. United States ,”...