A federal judge in Montana has dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders promoting fossil fuels. The activists claimed the orders will worsen global warming, threatening their lives and violating their constitutional rights. Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Justice and more than a dozen states urged Judge Dana Christensen in Missoula to dismiss the case. The activists included youths who were victorious in a landmark climate trial against Montana, where the state constitution declares a “right to a clean and healthful environment.” That language is absent from the U.S. Constitution.
