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A Montana judge has sided with young environmental activists who said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by permitting fossil fuel development without considering its effect on the climate
The state of Montana’s failure to consider greenhouse gas emissions from energy and mining projects violates the state constitution because it does not protect Montanans’ right to a clean and
The ruling in the first-of-its-kind trial in the U.S. adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.
Montana youth win 'monumental' climate decision
Emily Flower, spokeswoman for Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, decried the ruling as "absurd," criticized the judge and said the office planned to appeal.