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A historic ruling established that the state of Montana violated youths’ constitutional rights to a “clean and healthful environment.” This victory marks the first time in U.S. history that a court has declared that government actions promoting fossil fuels while ignoring climate change endanger and directly impact the well-being of young people. The lawsuit, Held […]
A law that bars the state of Montana from considering the impact of greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews violates the constitutional rights of 16 youths who sued over climate change, a state judge in Helena, Montana, has ruled.
In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the western U.S. state of violating their rights to a clean environment. District Court Judge Kathy Seeley said a state law preventing agencies from considering the impacts of greenhouse gases…
William Campbell/Getty Images, FILE(HELENA, Mont.) -- A group of young people from Montana won a major climate case on Monday after arguing the state failed to protect their right to a clean environment by continuing to use fossil fuels. The ruling determined that a provision in Montana's Environmental Policy Act violated the right to a clean environment, which is guaranteed under Montana's state constitution, by promoting the continued use of fossil fuels. The court said a provision in the law that prevented the state from considering the climate impacts of energy projects is unconstitutional...
William Campbell/Getty Images, FILE(HELENA, Mont.) -- A group of young people from Montana won a major climate case on Monday after arguing the state failed to protect their right to a clean environment by continuing to use fossil fuels. The ruling determined that a provision in Montana's Environmental Policy Act violated the right to a clean environment, which is guaranteed under Montana's state constitution, by promoting the continued use of fossil fuels. The court said a provision in the law that prevented the state from considering the climate impacts of energy projects is unconstitutional...