(March 8, 2018, 9:59 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on March 7 denied a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking reversal of an order denying its motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by 21 individuals accusing the defendants of contributing to climate change, holding that the issues raised would be better addressed through the course of ordinary litigation (United States of America, et al. v. United States District Court for the District of Oregon, No. 17-71692, 9th Cir.)....