Sunnyside Environmental School had gathered at 6am for the two-hour drive down to Eugene to watch the legal proceedings, teacher Asa Gervich said, explaining they had been studying social and environmental justice issues in class and had learned about the case from a local activist. 21 teenagers are asking a US court to hold the government responsible for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, property and equal protection under the law as well as their right to benefit from the public trust, which they argue includes the atmosphere. The challenge is part of a larger group of cases being brought across the country by environmental group Earthjustice against the Trump administration over its rollback of Obama-era climate change regulations.
21 teenagers are asking a US court to hold the government responsible for violating their constitutional rights to life, liberty, property and equal protection under the law as well as their right to benefit from the public trust, which they argue includes the atmosphere. The challenge is part of a larger group of cases being brought across the country by environmental group Earthjustice against the Trump administration over its rollback of Obama-era climate change regulations.