Judge sides with 16 activists in Montana climate case
They alleged the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies violated their right to a healthy environment.
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They alleged the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies violated their right to a healthy environment.
The ruling adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.
In a landmark climate trial, a Montana court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of youths who accused the western US state of violating their rights to a clean environment.
A Montana judge has sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean environment by...
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... -Today at 02:42 pm- MarketScreener