A Montana Judge Just Ruled in Favor of 16 Young Climate Activists
The young climate activists in Montana battling climate change scored a groundbreaking legal victory on Monday
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The young climate activists in Montana battling climate change scored a groundbreaking legal victory on Monday
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by allowing fossil fuel development. The ruling in this first-of-its- kind trial in the U.S. adds to a small number […]
A Montana judge on Monday 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.
A Montana district court judge ruled in favor of youth plaintiffs on Monday in the landmark Held v. Montana case, which argued the state government was violating Montanans’ constitutional right
The Montana judge who heard the United States’ first constitutional climate trial has officially ruled in favor of the young plaintiffs who argued that the state’s officials had violated their rights in favor of fossil fuel interests.