https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/20/eva-lighthiser-trump-climate
Meet the new Greta…Eva! 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 – She and 22 other young Americans are accusing the US federal government of violating their constitutional rights by passing executive orders boosting planet-warming fossil fuels.
By Dharna Noor – UK Guardian
Excerpt: Eva Lighthiser was at a dorm party on her Colorado college campus last month when she had to call it an early night.
When the 20-year-old climate activist isn’t deciding her major – she is leaning toward environmental studies – she is preparing testimony for her lawsuit against the US president, Lighthiser v Trump. She and 22 other young Americans are accusing the US federal government of violating their constitutional rights by passing executive orders boosting planet-warming fossil fuels.
Even though a court dismissed Lighthiser v Trump in the fall, Lighthiser and her fellow plaintiffs went to Portland, Oregon, in April to push for it to be reinstated.
“We are challenging this administration for sacrificing the lives of myself and my fellow plaintiffs by expanding fossil fuels for the sake of power,” she said in a speech outside the courthouse.
It was a “nerve-racking, but invigorating” experience, Lighthiser said. In the coming months, the ninth circuit court of appeals, which covers Montana, will decide if it will reinstate the youths’ case.
Lighthiser’s affinity with the natural world was planted before she was born: her parents met as hiking buddies, and she grew up camping and climbing mountains in Livingston, Montana. During her first year of high school, she was home-schooled from the road, learning math and history while visiting national parks.
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Good grief. “Climate” activist lawyer is doing the witch-trial thing. Oil companies must prove their innocence of weather-cooking! Dr. Sallie Baliunas called it https://t.co/br0Hbqj6xi
— Chris Horner (@Chris_C_Horner) May 20, 2026
