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Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry
Young Americans are suing the president for violating rights with executive orders that fuel the climate crisis Young Americans demand court halt Trump’s biggest rollbacks of pollution protections Eva Lighthiser was at a dorm party on her Colorado college campus last month when she had to call it an early night. “I said, ‘Hey, I’ve got to go to bed, I’m flying out to Portland tomorrow,’ and then of course follow-up questions get raised,” she said. “I’m like, ‘Well, it’s a lot to explain.’” Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry, Young Americans are suing the president for violating rights with executive orders that fuel the climate crisis Young Americans demand court halt Trump’s biggest rollbacks of pollution protections Eva Lighthiser was at a dorm party on her Colorado college campus last month when she had to call it an early night. “I said, ‘Hey, I’ve got to go to bed, I’m flying out to Portland tomorrow,’ and then of course follow-up questions get raised,” she said. “I’m like, ‘Well, it’s a lot to explain.’” Continue reading…
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- Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industryThe Guardian - 2026-05-20T13:00:42+00:00
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