US Judge Dismisses Climate Activists’ Suit Challenging Trump’s Energy Policies

The 22 plaintiffs included youths who won in a major climate trial against Montana in 2023, but the federal judge said court intervention was ‘unworkable.’

University of Montana student Maddie Grebb leads a chant in opposition to President Donald Trump's energy policies across the street from the federal courthouse in Missoula, Mont., on Sept. 17, 2025. Ben Allan Smith/The Missoulian via AP

A federal judge on Oct. 15 dismissed a lawsuit attempting to block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that discourage renewable energy while promoting increased production of fossil fuels.

U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen said the plaintiffs, who included a group of young climate activists, had shown overwhelming evidence that their lives are affected by “climate change” and that the president’s executive orders will make it worse.