Washington State Judge Rules Against Kids in Climate Change Lawsuit
(WorldNews Environment)

As wildfire smoke clouded the skies of Seattle, a Washington judge ruled Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit against the State of Washington filed by a group of young climate change activists - who range in age from 8 to 18. The ruling, handed down by King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott, supported the motion submitted by the State of Washington to dismiss the lawsuit. Judge Scott ruled that the case raises political questions that cannot be resolved in a courtroom, but rather should be addressed by the legislative and executive branches of the government. The lawsuit, Aji P. v. State of Washington, was originally filed in February by Our Children’s Trust, a nonprofit group...