The longer Sahara Valentine fights the climate crisis, the bigger that fight becomes.
The struggle for a more livable future has become more urgent since she joined the cause at 10 years old. For her, it has become a fight for the future of the world s most vulnerable people. A sense only her generation is willing to fight has become more real. Climate change is really the biggest threat facing the youth right now, Valentine said.
Valentine, 16, is one of the youngest plaintiffs in
Juliana v. United States, a 2015 lawsuit
brought by 21 young people,
six of whom are from Eugene, which alleged the federal government infringed on their rights to a healthy future by allowing the use of fossil fuels.