Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. — A federal judge in Eugene, Oregon, is considering arguments about whether a lawsuit brought by a group of children and a leading climate scientist can go forward.
The lawsuit seeks to require federal officials to drastically reduce carbon emissions, but the defendants say emissions policies should be decided by lawmakers and federal agencies, not courts. U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken conducted a two-hour hearing Tuesday and is expected to issue a ruling by November.
She could adopt, reject or modify an earlier ruling by another federal judge who found the case should go to trial.
The plaintiffs’ lawsuit alleges the government has failed to phase out greenhouse gas emissions.
The plaintiffs include 21 youths who were between 8 and 19 when the suit was filed last year.
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