ON THE ROAD TO JUSTICE

On December 10, 2023, 18 children from across the state of California, ranging from ages 8 to 17, filed their constitutional climate lawsuit Genesis B. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); its administrator, Michael Regan; and the United States federal government.

The young plaintiffs assert the EPA intentionally allows life-threatening climate pollution to be emitted by the fossil fuel sources of greenhouse gases it regulates, harming children’s health and welfare. Plaintiffs also claim the EPA has discriminated against them as children by discounting the economic value of their lives and their future when it decides whether and how much climate pollution to allow.