See, the so-called “Climate change” seems to be a big thing these days, or maybe some people are making it look like a big thing. Sure, everyone is concerned about climate change these days, but we are doing whatever we can to minimise the human race’s carbon footprint, at least right here in the United States. Though still, there are so many climate lawsuits every now and then that we get to hear them in the headlines and mainstream media. Today, though, we’re here specifically to talk about the Scotus Climate Lawsuit Rejection thing, and how it is going so far.
The Teenagers Who Took On the U.S. Government
First of all, there are a bunch of teenagers (a group of 21 teenagers actually) who sued the government back in 2015. Why? Well, they had just one argument that the government is supporting fossil fuels, and it is absolutely hurting the planet and violating their basic rights. But the thing is, they’re only talking about the problem, and if you ask them about the solutions, they just become completely silent. Currently, as a human race, we aren’t at the point where we can just stop using fossil fuels because most of our energy needs depend on these fossil fuels. This is precisely the reason why, in March 2025, the Supreme Court officially shut it down, refusing to hear the case. This is precisely what the Scotus Climate Lawsuit Rejection thing is that is going on in the headlines lately. We’ve seen similar public interest lawsuits outside the U.S. too, like the Rajeev Suri Lawsuit in India, where a citizen questioned the legality and environmental impact of a major government-backed construction project.
Red States vs. Blue States Over Oil Companies
Well, if you zoom out a bit, you’ll see that most of these climate lawsuits come from left-leaning people or areas, and that’s because they don’t seem to understand that we can’t just outright stop using fossil fuel because we don’t have other major sources to switch to. Sure, sustainable and green energy is a big thing now, but we aren’t at the point where we can totally rely on that. Yet!
Just like the previous case, there were five Democrat-led states in the United States that were suing major oil companies in the country. But then we saw that 19 Republican-led states stood up to this and tried to counter these Democratic states. These Republican states asked the Supreme Court to step in and block these lawsuits altogether, but to your surprise, the Supreme Court actually denied this request and said that these lawsuits can continue at the state level.
Why the Supreme Court Said No (Twice)
Well, if you just look at both cases, you’ll see a pattern. Like, the Supreme Court actually didn’t want to get involved in all this because these are federal-level decisions. Like in the Juliana v. United States case, the court denied hearing this case because it sounded way too basic, and courts aren’t the right places to discuss these problems and their solutions.
The same goes for the 2nd case, where more than 2 dozen states are involved, some are blue, and the majority are red states. But in this particular case, though, they left it to the states, so these lawsuits will still continue in courts at the lower levels.
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