{"id":2645701,"date":"2026-08-16T10:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/last-ditch-effort-to-kill-trump-fossil-fuel-eos-goes-down-in-flames\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T10:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:34:20","slug":"last-ditch-effort-to-kill-trump-fossil-fuel-eos-goes-down-in-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/last-ditch-effort-to-kill-trump-fossil-fuel-eos-goes-down-in-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"Last-Ditch Effort to Kill Trump Fossil Fuel EOs Goes Down in Flames"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flast-ditch-effort-to-kill-trump-fossil-fuel-eos-goes-down-in-flames%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2645701&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A court case involving youth climate activists was dismissed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which refused to reconsider a decision that denied the plaintiffs standing to sue the Trump management over its fossil fuel policies. The 22 young plaintiffs from several states argued that President Trump\u2019s executive orders promoting fossil fuel growth would increase emissions and cause future climate-related harms. The lawsuit, filed in Montana in 2025, was dismissed both at the district and appellate levels, with courts citing jurisdictional issues and ruling that the judiciary lacks authority to intervene in federal policy decisions. Representatives from Our Children\u2019s Trust, the nonprofit supporting the youths, criticized the decision as a setback for climate justice and judicial review of executive actions. The case reflects ongoing legal battles by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >climate activists challenging federal policies supporting fossil fuels<\/a>, although recent similar cases against fossil fuel companies were also dismissed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A federal court shot down youth climate activists\u2019 bid to revive a lawsuit targeting the Trump administration\u2019s fossil fuel push.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/1072415344\/9th-Circuit-Rejects-Our-Childrens-Trust-Request-for-Full-Court-Hearing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refused<\/a> to rehear the lawsuit brought by twenty-two young climate activists, which initially challenged President Donald Trump\u2019s fossil fuel agenda, leaving intact a panel decision that found the plaintiffs lacked standing. The youths in<i> <\/i>Lighthiser v. Trump <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/appellate-courts\/ca9\/25-6714\/25-6714-2026-06-02.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argued<\/a> that Trump\u2019s executive orders promoting fossil fuel development would increase emissions and worsen climate-related harms in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The 22 plaintiffs, from Montana, Oregon, Hawaii, California and Florida, filed Lighthiser v. Trump in Montana District Court in May 2025. In October 2025, the Montana court <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casemine.com\/judgement\/us\/68f23f51d054dd43e57a35be?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">dismissed<\/a> the youths\u2019 lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction, despite finding \u201coverwhelming evidence\u201d that \u201cclimate change\u201d will harm the plaintiffs in the future and defining the situation as \u201cchildren\u2019s health emergency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The plaintiffs appealed the dismissal to the Ninth Circuit in June 2026, with a three-judge panel affirming the Montana court\u2019s decision. The plaintiffs then petitioned for en banc review in July, asking the full Ninth Circuit to reconsider the panel\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\"><a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourchildrenstrust.org\/mission-statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Our Children\u2019s Trust<\/a>, an Oregon-based nonprofit <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ourchildrenstrust.org\/lighthiser-v-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">representing the children<\/a>, has brought a string of climate cases against federal agencies. In September 2025, the youth plaintiffs <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/newswire\/youth-plaintiffs-begin-historic-live-testimony-in-federal-constitutional-climate-case-lighthiser-v-trump?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presented<\/a> live testimony in federal court, which their attorneys described as the first such testimony in a federal constitutional climate case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Our Children\u2019s Trust did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The plaintiffs <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casemine.com\/judgement\/us\/68f23f51d054dd43e57a35be?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeted<\/a> three Trump executive orders\u2014<a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/unleashing-american-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unleashing American Energy<\/a>, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/declaring-a-national-energy-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DECLARING A NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY<\/a>, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/04\/reinvigorating-americas-beautiful-clean-coal-industry-and-amending-executive-order-14241\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reinvigorating America\u2019s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241<\/a>\u2014from early 2025 that sought to expand fossil-fuel development and decrease permitting obstacles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Lighthiser <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/appellate-courts\/ca9\/25-6714\/25-6714-2026-06-02.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">argued<\/a> that Trump\u2019s executive orders are harming young Americans across the states, citing a variety of climate events. The plaintiffs also cited another Our Children\u2019s Trust case Juliana v. United States, where the judges <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov\/datastore\/opinions\/2020\/01\/17\/18-36082.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decided<\/a> that the judicial branch lacks the power to affect federal policy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThe panel\u2019s decision is the first in American history to deny courts the power to review an unconstitutional executive order. That is not a small mistake. That is constitutional corruption,\u201d <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.publicjustice.net\/lighthiser-trump-ninth-circuit-rehear-youth-climate-lawsuit-fossil-fuel-executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Julia Olson, chief legal counsel and co-executive director of Our Children\u2019s Trust, in a press release . \u201cNo president should be able to direct a sweeping fossil fuel agenda that endangers children\u2019s lives and face zero judicial review. The full Ninth Circuit has the opportunity and the obligation to correct that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The youth plaintiffs\u2019 defeat comes amid other recent setbacks for climate litigation. 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