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A Montana judge handed a significant victory on Monday to more than a dozen young plaintiffs in the nation’s first constitutional climate trial, as extreme weather becomes more deadly and scientists warn the climate crisis is eroding our environment and natural resources.
Youth plaintiffs have won a rare victory against a US state government for promoting climate-killing fossil fuels. A tsunami of climate litigation is set to follow.
Research into the link between wildfires and fossil fuel companies could advance court cases seeking to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
It is based on a review of cases focused on climate change law, policy or science collected up to December 31, 2022 by the Sabin Center’s US and Global Climate Change Litigation Databases.
With the increasing number of cases and diverse legal arguments, litigation is becoming a powerful tool to hold governments, corporations, and financial