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Mike McInally, Oregon Capital Chronicle|Jan 23, 2025

More than 40 members of Congress, including Oregon Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to breathe new life into a climate lawsuit filed nearly a decade ago by 21 young Americans, including 11 Oregonians. Merkley and Wyden are among the Democrats and one independent, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the lawsuit, Juliana v. United States. The lawsuit argues that the federal government’s continued support for fossil fuel p...