April 29, 2024: Young Plaintiffs and Their Attorneys Appeared in Court for Oral Arguments

Attorneys for the youth plaintiffs presented oral arguments before Federal District Court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald in the Central District of California advocating for the plaintiff’s right to proceed to trial.  

In her oral argument, Julia Olson, attorney for the young plaintiffs said, “When the EPA gives more weight to the lives of adults—because they vote, for instance, or have sway in our economy—they are discriminating against children. The EPA literally controls the safety of our air. By saying with their standards that it’s okay to poison that air, they’re setting these plaintiffs and all American children up for a lifetime of health problems.” 

 The plaintiffs will prove specific past injuries as well as prospective harms if the EPA does not change practices. This is about the EPA no longer being allowed to act with immunity and impunity,” she said. 

Read the press release here.