Attorneys General from 17 GOP-led states want to intervene in the Juliana v. United States climate lawsuit originally filed in Eugene Federal Court.
Plaintiffs fear the move will disrupt efforts to settle the case in their favor. Last month, Federal Judge Ann Aiken ordered attorneys to meet for settlement negotiations in the case brought by 21 young people against the federal government over climate change. The six-year-old lawsuit is on its third administration. A conclusion seemed to be in sight given President Biden’s commitment to addressing the climate crisis. Alabama’s Solicitor General Edmund LaCour led the states’ motion to intervene. In the motion, he expressed concern about the potential settlement, saying, “The Biden Administration has evinced a willingness to disregard these interests of the States in the name of its climate agenda.”
The motion requests the 17 states participate in settlement negotiations and if necessary, oppose any proposed settlement agreement.
The states intervening in the case are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.
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