Youth plaintiffs in Juliana v. US have petitioned an international tribunal, accusing the US of human rights violations over its fossil fuel energy policies "What the government has been doing for 5 decades is illegal"- @youthvgov.bsky.social's Kelly Matheson insideclimatenews.org/news/2909202...

We stand in solidarity with these courageous young leaders. @indivisibleparkcty.bsky.social @youthvgov.bsky.social @publicjustice.bsky.social

22 young Americans just made history in federal court, standing up to President Trump’s fossil fuel executive orders that violate their rights and endanger their lives. Read the full recap of the powerful youth and expert witness testimony: www.ourchildrenstrust.org/blog/youth-p...

🚨 Breaking: 15 young Americans have filed a historic human rights petition against the U.S. for fueling the climate crisis. They’re calling on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to take urgent action and protect their rights and futures. PR: bit.ly/petitionfiling

The U.S. has protected fossil fuels at the expense of its children for decades. Today, with our help, those children are fighting back in the Inter-American human rights system. 🌍✊ @youthvgov.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Every day is @sundayofaction.bsky.social 🌞 This week, we’re celebrating solar and clean energy by spotlighting historic expert testimony from last week’s historic hearing in our youth-led constitutional climate case, Lighthiser v. Trump. The future is renewable! #YouthvGov #YouthvTrump

Day 1 of Lighthiser v. Trump brought powerful testimony from youth plaintiffs and expert witnesses, showing how Trump’s fossil fuel orders are harming young people and dismantling climate protections. Read our release w/ @publicjustice.bsky.social for a recap: bit.ly/hearing1-pr

Youth climate activists w/ @youthvgov.bsky.social faced off with DOJ lawyers in a federal court in Montana, where they are challenging Trump's executive orders on energy. My story from the courtroom: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c...

I'll be covering the lawsuit against Trump's executive orders on energy filed by young people with @youthvgov.bsky.social today in Montana federal court. Read about the case here: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/c...

Key hearing happening right now in the @youthvgov.bsky.social climate lawsuit (Lighthiser v. Trump) challenging Trump's pro fossil fuel orders The hearing marks the first time a federal court hears live testimony in a youth constitutional climate case www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Solidarity with @youthvgov.bsky.social for taking a stand for all of our future.

🚨 If you’re in Missoula, Montana, please join us in person on September 16-17! RSVP: bit.ly/lvt-hearing1 If you’re not able to join us in person, tune in on Instagram live before and after court proceedings. No video/audio streaming in federal court. #YouthvTrump

⚖️ Youth in Lighthiser v. Trump are taking a bold stand to stop three pro-fossil fuel executive orders and protect their constitutional rights. They need you with them! ✊ RSVP to attend the hearing and rallies on September 16 & 17! bit.ly/lvt-hearing1 #YouthvGov #YouthvTrump

Thanks to the historic Navahine v. HDOT settlement, Hawai‘i is quickly expanding clean transportation—ranging from 20 new EV chargers at Honolulu Airport to all-electric buses across Kaua‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i Island. #YouthvGovHI

Our youth need you with them! Join us and @publicjustice.bsky.social in cheering on the Lighthiser v. Trump youth and filling the courthouse on September 16 & 17 at 7:15am in Missoula, MT ✊🌎RSVP: bit.ly/lvt-hearing1 Amplify using the toolkit: bit.ly/lvthearing-toolkit #YouthvTrump

Ted and his 14 fellow youth plaintiffs filed Dunn v. Wisconsin Public Service Commission, a constitutional climate lawsuit against the state Public Service Commission (PSC) and Legislature to protect their rights to life and liberty. Learn more: ourchildrenstrust.org/wisconsin

TODAY! 8/27 at 10am PT. Join @climatexchange.bsky.social and leading experts, including @matds.bsky.social, our Co-Executive Director, for a powerful webinar on how ERAs can enforce fundamental rights and reshape how states protect communities and natural resources. RSVP: bit.ly/era-webinar

🚨Don’t miss the historic Lighthiser v. Trump court hearing! Join us and @publicjustice.bsky.social in supporting the youth and filling the courthouse on September 16 and 17 at 7:15 a.m. in Missoula, MT. RSVP: bit.ly/lvt-hearing1. Amplify with the toolkit: bit.ly/lvthe

🚨In partnership with @midwestadvocates.bsky.social, we filed a constitutional climate lawsuit on behalf of young Wisconsinites to hold their legislature and PSC accountable for unconstitutional laws that worsen climate change and violate their rights. Spread the word: bit.ly/wi-toolkit1

Youth in Lighthiser v. Trump are taking the Trump admin to court for fossil fuel executive orders that exacerbate the climate crisis and violate their constitutional rights. RSVP and spread the word about the 9/16-9/17 hearing & rallies in Missoula, MT: bit.ly/lvthearing-toolkit

Help bring State Court Report to @sxswedu.com. Vote for our panel, "How State Constitutions Empower and Protect Youth," featuring @lwvus.bsky.social CEO Celina Stewart, @aclu.org's Harper Seldin, and @youthvgov.bsky.social's Julia Olson. Click the link to vote: bit.ly/47pILS1.

Our youth need you with them! Join us and @publicjustice.bsky.social in cheering on the Lighthiser v. Trump youth and filling the courthouse on September 16 & 17 at 7:15am in Missoula, MT ✊🌎RSVP: bit.ly/lvt-hearing1 Amplify using the toolkit: bit.ly/lvthearing-toolkit #YouthvTrump

The historic youth-led climate settlement in Navahine v. Hawai‘i DOT is coming together! Read our full blog post to learn more about the settlement, how youth are involved, and what’s next: www.ourchildrenstrust.org/blog/one-yea...

Ariana and Kousha are joined by Julia Olson of @youthvgov.bsky.social, Vishal Prashad of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change, and Rylee Brooke Kamahele, one of the youth plaintiffs in Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation. Listen to their conversation on all pod platforms:

#tdih 2015: 21 young people filed suit against U.S. gov't b/c gov't. policies cause catastrophic climate change & are a violation of their constitutional rights to life. @youthvgov.bsky.social Teach these examples of collective action that go to the source. 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/fi...

Have you voted yet for our @statecourtreport.org SXSW EDU (proposed) panel? We've lined up an all-star group: @lwvus.bsky.social CEO Celina Stewart, @aclu.org's Harper Seldin, and @youthvgov.bsky.social's Julia Olson. But we need your vote! THANK YOU FOR VOTING! participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx...

Earlier this year, SCOTUS ended Juliana’s 10-year battle, but their legacy lives on! Thank you to everyone who supported America’s Climate Case over the years. Your support powered their courage and keeps this movement alive. Learn more: ourchildrenstrust.org/juliana-v-us

Young people across the United States and around the world are bringing the fight against climate change to court — and winning.

In our latest blog, meet Rylee Brooke—youth plaintiff, advocate, and founding Youth Transportation Council member, sharing how youth are turning a legal victory into real-world action in Hawai‘i. Read her interview: www.ourchildrenstrust.org/blog/youth-p...

The right to a sustainable future is a fundamental human right, & we proudly endorse the Children Climate Rights legislation. Council members, FL Dems Envr. Caucus President Judy Freiberg & 50 High School Dems gathered to rally & attend the press conference organized by @youthvgov.bsky.social

Pediatrician and climate health expert Dr. Lisa Patel breaks down why fossil fuel pollution isn’t just an environmental issue—it’s a pediatric emergency. From asthma to cancer, children are paying the price, and the Trump admin is making it worse. bit.ly/oct-lisapatelblog

📣 We’re hiring! Join the Engagement team at Our Children’s Trust as a Partnership & Engagement Coordinator or a Content Writer and Communications Coordinator. Both positions are remote. Learn more and apply: ourchildrenstrust.org/jobs-internships #YouthvGov

After helping win the landmark Held climate case, Eva is now the lead youth plaintiff in Lighthiser v. Trump, a bold new federal lawsuit challenging Trump’s fossil fuel executive orders that threaten young people’s rights to life and liberty. www.ourchildrenstrust.org/blog/eva-lig...

🚨 Big News! Our legal team and co-counsel behind Held v. Montana —the first constitutional climate case to go to trial and secure a groundbreaking victory at the Montana Supreme Court— won Trial Lawyer of the Year! Thank you, @publicjustice.bsky.social! Ceremony: bit.ly/pj-awardceremony25

President Donald Trump’s pro-energy agenda is confronting a new challenge from a constitutional youth climate lawsuit that is using a legal theory that has already seen success disrupting the administration in court.

🚨 Breaking: leading children’s rights scholars, economists, and medical experts are supporting 18 youth plaintiffs in Genesis v. EPA—filing influential amicus briefs and urging the court to allow the youth to present their evidence. Learn more at ourchildrenstrust.org #YouthvGov

Today, the International Court of Justice issued a landmark advisory opinion on climate change, clarifying governments’ legal responsibilities to protect people and the planet from the climate crisis. Read the ICJ’s full advisory opinion: bit.ly/icj-2025ao #YouthvGov

THANK YOU for supporting the Children’s Fundamental Rights to Life & a Stable Climate System resolution! @jeffmerkley.bsky.social, Rep. Schakowsky, @jayapal.house.gov, @raskin.house.gov ACT NOW: Urge even more legislators to cosponsor the resolution at bit.ly/congress4lighthiser #YouthvGov

As part of the agreement, HDOT has released its new greenhouse gas reduction plan—and now the public has a vital chance to provide feedback. Submit your comments by July 31 to help shape a cleaner, fairer transportation future for HI. Questions: [email protected]

Senators Merkley, Markey & Wyden & Reps. Jayapal & Scanlon join youth plaintiffs in Lighthiser v. Trump + 200 others to introduce a powerful resolution re: children’s fundamental rights to life + a stable climate system ✊ PR: bit.ly/Res25pr Act: bit.ly/congress4lighthiser

This month, our team and Lighthiser v. Trump youth plaintiffs met with legislators to discuss a children’s climate rights resolution! Take action! Urge legislators to support: bit.ly/congress4lighthiser

Great to join @youthvgov.bsky.social and my colleagues today in introducing a resolution to protect the rights of kids everywhere to a safe, livable planet. As Trump tries to destroy our environment, inaction is not an option. We’ll keep fighting for climate justice and for the future.

Today, Third Actors from D.C., Maryland, and Virginia literally stood side-by-side with youth activists from @youthvgov.bsky.social at the U.S. Capitol. We heard their stories. We heard from a plaintiff in Lighthiser v. Trump. And we heard from senators and representatives who sponsored ...

Don’t miss this impactful youth-led event! You’ll hear from the Lighthiser v. Trump youth plaintiffs, members of Congress, Our Children’s Trust attorneys, and youth climate leaders. Wear blue to show solidarity and arrive early to grab posters. RSVP: bit.ly/resevent2025 #YouthvGov

Youth in Lighthiser v. Trump will head to federal court Sept. 16–17 in Missoula, MT to halt 3 Trump orders that worsen the climate crisis. This marks the first live testimony in the case. Stay tuned for how to attend + support. Learn more: ourchildrenstrust.org/lighthiser-v-trump

Join us for the Children’s Climate Rights Resolution Press Conference + Rally! | July 16 at 12pm ET, RSVP: bit.ly/resevent2025. Orgs interested in co-hosting: bit.ly/yvt-cohostform25 💚🌎

Join us and learn more about the only legal challenge to President Trump's executive orders that fast-track fossil fuel development, block clean energy, gut environmental protections, and suppress federal climate science. July 10 at 1pm PT. RSVP: bit.ly/yvt-webjuly10 #YouthvGov

Show up at this intergenerational event on 7/16 to uplift the voices of the Lighthiser v. Trump youth plaintiffs and get behind the new resolution protecting children's rights to a livable climate. RSVP: bit.ly/resevent2025 #YouthvGov #YouthvTrump

Today's ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights is expected to influence legal standards across the Americas and beyond. It is a resounding affirmation that the rights of children and future generations cannot be sacrificed to delay or diluted ambition. PR: bit.ly/4nwMkvr

Show up at this intergenerational event on 7/16 to uplift the voices of the Lighthiser v. Trump youth plaintiffs and get behind the new resolution protecting children's rights to a livable climate. RSVP: bit.ly/resevent2025 #YouthvGov #YouthvTrump