Judge Finds No Traceability To Injuries In Climate Change Suit

Mealey's (February 20, 2019, 1:20 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Feb. 19 dismissed a lawsuit brought by two minor plaintiffs and an environmental group accusing President Donald Trump and other government officials of contributing to climate change by rolling back environmental regulations, holding that the plaintiffs cannot trace their alleged injuries to the defendants’ actions and that they failed to state claims upon which relief can be granted (Clean Air Council v. United States, et al., No. 17-4977, E.D. Pa., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25801)....