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Morocco World
02-06-2025
- Politics
- Morocco World
Young Americans Sue Trump Administration Over Climate Policies
Rabat – A group of 22 young people from across the United States have filed a federal lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating their constitutional rights by issuing executive orders that expand fossil fuel production, worsening climate change. The lawsuit – 'Youth v. Trump'— was filed last week in the US District Court in Montana. It claims Trump's executive orders knowingly promote policies that increase greenhouse gas pollution, pushing the global climate toward dangerous instability. The case targets three executive orders issued by Trump titled: 'Unleashing American Energy,' 'Declaring a National Energy Emergency,' and 'Reinvigorating America's Beautiful Clean Coal Industry.' The plaintiffs, aged 7 to 25 and living from Montana to Florida, say they've been directly harmed by wildfires, floods, hurricanes, and extreme heat. Some have been displaced from their homes, while a 7-year-old boy identified as J.K., has suffered serious health problems due to respiratory infections worsened by wildfire smoke, leading to multiple hospitalizations. The lawsuit argues that these impacts violate the plaintiffs' constitutional rights to life and liberty, and also break laws meant to protect public health and the environment. The plaintiffs are asking the court to declare the executive orders unconstitutional, stop their enforcement, and reaffirm legal limits on presidential power. 'From day one of the current administration, President Trump has issued directives to increase fossil fuel use and block the transition to clean energy like wind, solar, batteries, and electric vehicles,' the lawsuit states. It adds that Trump's claim of an energy emergency is false, and that the real emergency is the damage caused by fossil fuel pollution. The young plaintiffs are represented by Our Children's Trust, an Oregon-based legal group known for the 2015 Juliana v. United States case, which argued that the government has long known fossil fuels drive climate change but failed to act. Alongside President Trump, the lawsuit casts a wide net targeting powerful federal agencies and top officials as defendants. Among them are the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Transportation, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Health and Human Services. Also listed are two of the country's leading science institutions — NASA and NOAA — agencies that have long sounded the alarm on climate change but are now accused of contributing to the climate crisis by complying with the harmful executive orders. In a statement for Inside Climate News, the White House dismissed the case as part of 'the left's radical climate agenda,' and said Americans are more focused on economic and national security, which it argues are supported by Trump's efforts to restore US energy dominance. The United States experienced 28 weather and climate disasters in 2024, ranging from severe storms, tropical cyclones, winter storms, floods, drought, heat-waves and wildfires. The 2023 Fifth National Climate Assessment estimated the costs of 'severe weather' at roughly $150 billion each year — a conservative estimate that excludes loss of life, healthcare-related costs and damages to the ecosystem.
Straits Times
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Youths sue Trump over US climate orders
A group of 22 young Americans are arguing that executive orders from US President Donald Trump to expand fossil fuel development and dismantle climate protections violate their right to life, safety and health. PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON - Twenty-two young Americans sued the Trump administration on May 29, arguing that its executive orders to expand fossil fuel development and dismantle climate protections violate their fundamental rights to life and liberty. The plaintiffs – primarily from Montana, where the case was filed in a federal court, along with others from Hawaii, Oregon, California and Florida – named President Donald Trump and numerous federal agencies in their lawsuit. The case targets executive orders that declared a 'National Energy Emergency' and directed agencies to 'unleash American energy' by accelerating oil, gas, and coal extraction on public lands while blocking clean energy projects. It also argues the administration has unlawfully suppressed public access to federal climate science. 'These youth are standing up to challenge those executive orders as violating their rights to life, safety and health,' Ms Andrea Rodgers, a lawyer with the nonprofit Our Children's Trust, which brought the case, told AFP. She added that the lawsuit builds on recent state-level victories. In Montana, a judge ruled in 2023 in favor of youth plaintiffs that government's decision to limit analysis of environmental factors when deciding oil and gas permits violated their right to a clean environment. In Hawaii, a 2024 settlement with youth activists committed the state to accelerate decarbonisation of its transport sector to protect their right to a healthy climate. At the federal level, however, youth-led climate lawsuits have yet to prevail. The most prominent, Juliana versus the US, was filed in 2015 and dismissed in 2024. The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal earlier this year. Ms Rodgers said the new case, Lighthiser versus the US, differs in a key way: while Juliana relied on an implied right to a safe climate, Lighthiser claims an explicit violation of the Fifth Amendment, which says no person shall be deprived of life or liberty without due process of law. Lead plaintiff Eva Lighthiser, 19, from Livingston, Montana, says her life has been disrupted by climate-driven floods that damaged roads and bridges, forcing her family to relocate. Wildfires and heat waves have also affected her health and caused deep anxiety about the future, the complaint adds. Beyond seeking to overturn executive orders that promote fossil fuel drilling, the plaintiffs want to restore congressionally mandated climate science efforts, including the National Climate Assessment. The Trump administration recently dismissed its roughly 400-member author team. Some critics argue these issues should be left to elected officials – not the courts. But Ms Rodgers countered: 'There's really a place for all three branches of government to get involved in resolving the climate crisis.' 'That's not to say the judiciary should set policy – but it must ensure the political branches act within their constitutional lane. That's what we're asking the court to do here.' AFP Find out more about climate change and how it could affect you on the ST microsite here.
Glasgow Times
14-05-2025
- Glasgow Times
Rutherglen farm's tribute to mum who died after accident
Louise Goudman sadly passed away on May 5, 2025, a week before her 41st birthday. Revealing the heartbreaking news, her partner, Malcolm Cameron, said she 'died doing something that she loved'. Following her death, Louise's heartbroken partner is hoping to raise cash for Our Children's Trust in honour of her. READ MORE: Man dies after police alerted to incident at Glasgow canal READ MORE: Ex-football starlet 'stabbed to death' in Glasgow home as woman injured In a JustGiving fundraiser, Malcolm wrote: "My beautiful partner, Louise, tragically died on May 5, 2025, a week before her 41st birthday, following a horse riding accident a few days earlier. "She died doing something that she loved. "She adored animals and wouldn't have blamed her young horse, even with his flaws, whom she had only known for a couple of months. "We deliberated long and hard about what was the best Louise-friendly thing to do, whilst morally knowing no one can ride Bobby again. "We don't want anyone to be put through the heartache of having their loved one wrenched from their lives in such an unexpected and sudden way. "This charity that rescues and re-houses horses best meets our needs and has kindly agreed to look after Bobby. "The funds raised from this just giving page will go towards paying for his upkeep." Meanwhile, in a touching tribute to Louise on Facebook, South Cathkin Farm in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire said: "It is with great sadness that we lost one of our lovely clients, Louise Goudman, who had been livery with us a few years back, then recently purchased her new horse Bobby a couple of months ago. "Louise was having teething issues with Bobby & we were trying our best to iron them out. "Unfortunately, she took a bad fall on Friday, May 2 & never regained consciousness. "She sadly passed away on Monday, May 5. "We are all devastated for Louise's family here at South Cathkin, especially having a young family losing their mother. "Please feel free to read her story & make a donation to the Just Giving charity that the family have set up." Loads more tributes have flocked in for Louise across social media as well. One person said: "Oh no, this is awful. Thinking of Louise's family and friends." Another wrote: "I'm so sorry to hear this. How absolutely tragic." A third added: "What very sad news, so tragic. Louise was a lovely lady."
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
Tributes pour in for young mum who died after horse riding incident
Tributes have poured in for a young mum who tragically died following a horse riding accident. Louise Goudman sadly passed away on May 5, 2025, a week before her 41st birthday. Revealing the heartbreaking news, her partner, Malcolm Cameron, said she 'died doing something that she loved'. Following her death, Louise's heartbroken partner is hoping to raise cash for Our Children's Trust in honour of her. READ MORE: Man dies after police alerted to incident at Glasgow canal READ MORE: Ex-football starlet 'stabbed to death' in Glasgow home as woman injured In a JustGiving fundraiser, Malcolm wrote: "My beautiful partner, Louise, tragically died on May 5, 2025, a week before her 41st birthday, following a horse riding accident a few days earlier. "She died doing something that she loved. "She adored animals and wouldn't have blamed her young horse, even with his flaws, whom she had only known for a couple of months. "We deliberated long and hard about what was the best Louise-friendly thing to do, whilst morally knowing no one can ride Bobby again. "We don't want anyone to be put through the heartache of having their loved one wrenched from their lives in such an unexpected and sudden way. "This charity that rescues and re-houses horses best meets our needs and has kindly agreed to look after Bobby. "The funds raised from this just giving page will go towards paying for his upkeep." Meanwhile, in a touching tribute to Louise on Facebook, South Cathkin Farm in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire said: "It is with great sadness that we lost one of our lovely clients, Louise Goudman, who had been livery with us a few years back, then recently purchased her new horse Bobby a couple of months ago. "Louise was having teething issues with Bobby & we were trying our best to iron them out. "Unfortunately, she took a bad fall on Friday, May 2 & never regained consciousness. "She sadly passed away on Monday, May 5. "We are all devastated for Louise's family here at South Cathkin, especially having a young family losing their mother. "Please feel free to read her story & make a donation to the Just Giving charity that the family have set up." Loads more tributes have flocked in for Louise across social media as well. One person said: "Oh no, this is awful. Thinking of Louise's family and friends." Another wrote: "I'm so sorry to hear this. How absolutely tragic." A third added: "What very sad news, so tragic. Louise was a lovely lady."
Daily Record
13-05-2025
- Daily Record
Scots woman dies from horror head injury after falling from horse
Louise Goudman 40, passed away days after the riding accident in Carluke. Tributes have been paid to a Scots woman who died after falling from a horse she had owned for just a few weeks. Louise Goudman, 40, suffered a bleed to the brain after the fall while riding horse Bobby on Friday, May 2, but tragically passed away in hospital three days later. Her partner Malcolm Cameron paid tribute to her and said she 'died doing something that she loved'. He said Bobby would now be looked after by Our Children's Trust, a charity near Carluke, Lanarkshire, which provides holistic therapy for families affected by trauma and grief. South Cathkin Farm near Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, the livery yard where Louise was a client, said she had been having 'teething problems' since purchasing the horse and they had been trying to support her. However, she sustained a serious head injury after tumbling from Bobby and never regained consciousness. Malcolm has since launched a fundraising page where to help support the charity with the cost of the horse's upkeep. He said: "My beautiful partner Louise tragically died on the 5th of May 2025, a week before her 41st birthday, following a horse riding accident a few days earlier. "She died doing something that she loved. She adored animals and wouldn't have blamed her young horse, even with his flaws, whom she had only known a couple of months. "We deliberated long and hard what was the best, Louise-friendly thing to do, whilst morally knowing no one can ride Bobby again. "We don't want anyone to be put through the heartache of having their loved one wrenched from their lives in such an unexpected and sudden way. "This charity rescues and re-house horses best met our needs and have kindly agreed to look after Bobby." Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. In a social media post, South Cathkin Farm said it was 'devastated' at the death of its client, who was described by those who knew her as a 'kind soul and a true animal lover'. It said: "It is with great sadness that we lost one of our lovely clients, Louise Goudman, who had been livery with us a few years back then recently purchased her new horse Bobby a couple of months ago. "Louise was having teething issues with Bobby and we were trying our best to iron them out. Unfortunately she took a bad fall on Friday 2 May and never regained consciousness. She sadly passed away on Monday 5 May. "We are all devastated for Louise's family." The appeal has so far raised more than £3,000 with dozens of tributes also being left for Louise. One said: "I had the privilege to work with Louise over the last couple of years and we are all heartbroken over her loss and the impact on her lovely family. Always in our hearts and prayers." Another wrote: "Thinking of you all at such a difficult time. Louise was a lovely, kind and beautiful person who will be very sadly missed by many."
