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A Washington, D.C., appeals court has chosen not to hear a Montana attorney’s arguments as to why children nationwide should have the right to battle greenhouse-gas emissions.

Missoula attorney Thomas Beers learned a week ago that the three judges of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals canceled oral arguments scheduled for May 2, saying they would instead rely on written briefs submitted in the case.

In the case of Alec L. v. McCarthy, Beers and two other lawyers represented teens from several states who asked the courts to recognize a healthy atmosphere as part of the public trust. That would mean the federal government should be required to regulate emissions to limit the negative effects of climate change on the next generation.


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