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After Juliana: A Proposal For The Next Atmospheric Trust Litigation Strategy, Kacie Couch
After Juliana: A Proposal For The Next Atmospheric Trust Litigation Strategy, Kacie Couch
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
The cliffs of California are dissolving.2 Glaciers in Colorado and Montana are dissolving.3 Islands in Louisiana and Alaska are dissolving.4 America as we know it is dissolving; twenty-one youth plaintiffs that face a future with less liberty and independence than generations before them claim that federal government inaction in the face of climate change is to blame.5 Those plaintiffs, in the landmark case Juliana v. United States, sought judicial declaration of a federal public trust and substantive due process right to a stable climate system.6 In proceedings, Judge Anne Aiken of the District Court of Oregon declared a newly …