The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision that found courts are barred by sovereign immunity from reviewing presidential proclamations under the Antiquities Act.
We argue the Australian government has a legal duty to protect people from climate harm. Climate harm is foreseeable and already happening across Australia.
Laura Thoms, Director of Enforcement, Earthjustice: “It’s remarkable for the United States to intervene on behalf of a polluter in a case like this. Ordinarily, they would intervene to enforce the law.”