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Climate Activists Argue 3 Executive Orders Violate Their Constitutional Rights

In a Montana courtroom, a group of young people argued that a judge should halt three of President Trump’s sweeping executive orders on climate and energy policy.

© Tailyr Irvine for The New York Times

Some of the young plaintiffs arriving at the Russell Smith Federal Courthouse in Missoula, Mont., on Tuesday.
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Young People Suing Trump Over Climate Have Their Day in Federal Court

They claim Trump’s executive orders are unconstitutional. The government says their lawsuit should be thrown out. The two sides are set to clash this week in Montana.

© Tailyr Irvine for The New York Times

The Russell Smith Federal Courthouse in Missoula, Mont., where arguments will be made.
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Unusual Climate Case Accusing Oil Giants of Racketeering Is Dismissed

Citing laws more commonly used against organized crime, the lawsuit argued that fossil fuel companies were responsible for devastating hurricane damage in Puerto Rico.

© Dennis M. Rivera Pichardo for The New York Times

Damage from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017.
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