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In our earth matters series now, as we continue to see more devastating and deadly extreme weather events such as the fires in maui, a major legal victory. a judge has ruled montanas continued use and mining of fossil fuels violates the states constitutions guarantee of a clean and healthful environment for current and future generations. 16 young people from montana sued the state in an unprecedented case. im joined now by the lead plaintiff, ricky helt. julia olson is the chief legal counsel f...

In other states? >> we do. we have a hawaii trial set for june 2024. were going to the utah supreme court, and were also in the virginia court of appeals in addition to our big federal case the julianna versus united states litigation. we are aiming to get to trial early next year. >> julia and ricky, congratulations to both of you and thank you for your time today. turning to our health lead, stroke is the fifth most common cause of death in the united states and for those who do survive, str...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists scored what may be a groundbreaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were 

The plaintiffs attorneys put on a week-long taxpayer publicity stunt. montana is expected to appeal the ruling. you just graduated from college. will you continue this fight if the state appeals? >> yeah. julia can talk about this more. if it gets appealed, well go to the montana supreme court and it will continue, yeah. >> julia, on a practical level, what does this ruling accomplish beyond, obviously, the symbolic victory? this ruling is monumental. its one of the most important rulings on c...

A state court said Montana is violating young people's constitutional right to a clean environment by ignoring the climate effects of fossil fuels.

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that prohibit the state from considering climate change eff...

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that prohibit the state from considering climate change eff...

Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that prohibit the state from considering climate change effects when it reviews coal mining, natural gas extraction and other fossil fuel projects, a state judge said Monday. The decision by Judge Kathy Seeley in Helena marked a major victory in the first youth-led climate case to reach trial in the U.S. and could influence similar cases nationwide. In her ruling, Seeley said Montana’s greenhouse gas emissions have been prove...

District Court Judge Kathy Seeley ruled that the policy the state uses in evaluating requests for fossil fuel permits is unconstitutional.

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state…