9th Circuit ‘Reluctantly’ Scraps Youth Case Seeking Federal Climate Plan

Update Appended A divided appellate court panel is “reluctantly” dismissing youth plaintiffs’ litigation seeking to force the federal government to develop a plan significantly limiting carbon emissions that cause climate change, finding that the plaintiffs’ “impressive case for redress must be presented to the political branches of government.” It is beyond the power of courts to “order, design, supervise, or implement the plaintiffs’ requested remedial plan,” the panel majority says in its Jan. 17 ruling . “As the opinions...