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Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a lawsuit going to trial Monday in Montana, where 16 young

Roundup: Landmark climate change trial begins in U.S. Montana-

HELENA, Mont. — A landmark climate change trial opened Monday in Montana, where a group of young people are contending that the state’s embrace of fossil fuels is destroying pristine environments, upending cultural traditions and robbing young residents of a healthy future. The case, more than a decade in the making, is the first of a series of similar challenges pending in various states as part of an effort to increase pressure on policymakers to take more urgent action on emissi...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a lawsuit going to trial Monday in Montana, where 16 young plaintiffs and their attorneys hope to set an important legal precedent.

A first-of-its kind trial in Montana will decide if the constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law. Experts say a ruling against the state could

Sixteen young people argue that the state is robbing their future by embracing policies that contribute to climate change.

Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a lawsuit going to trial Monday in Montana,

Grace Gibson-Snyder was a still in high school when she signed on.

A first-of-its kind trial in Montana will decide if the constitutional right to a healthy,...

Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the centre...