A federal judge in Missoula on Wednesday appeared skeptical of a request by 22 young plaintiffs to halt to a flurry of energy-related actions by the Trump administration this year.

The plaintiffs are alleging that actions following a trio of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump are endangering their federal rights to life and liberty by speeding up fossil fuel development and worsening the negative impacts of climate change.

Nearing the end of a two-day hearing on the case, U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen asked the plaintiffs in Lighthiser v. Trump how the preliminary injunction they’re asking for would play out.

Represented by Our Children’s Trust and Public Justice, the plaintiffs are asking the judge to block the implementation of three executive orders seeking to “

See Full Page