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A lawsuit filed by a group of 21 youths claiming that U.S. energy policy threatens a constitutional right to a stable climate has been dismissed for lack of standing by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

A Utah judge dismissed a lawsuit against the state filed on behalf of by a group of youths who asserted the state’s promotion of fossil fuel development violates their civil rights and poses a threat to their lives.

In another in a string of defeats in lawsuits in which youth plaintiffs are attempting to force governments to take action to fight climate change, Florida circuit court Judge Kevin Carroll dismissed a lawsuit brought eight Florida youths against Gov. Ron DeSantis and Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried.

A Virginia judge dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of 13 young people who claim that the state's permitting of fossil fuel projects exacerbates climate change and violates their constitutional rights.

A Federal Court judge granted the government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought on behalf of 15 young Canadians, who argued the national government was violating their charter rights by not doing enough to prevent climate change and for supporting industries which are causing climate change.

The Supreme Court of Oregon has rejected claims brought on behalf of youth plaintiffs that the state’s public trust doctrine imposes broad duties on it to protect the environment from greenhouse gas emissions.

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