Montana judge hands historic win to young plaintiffs in climate change case
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that prohibit the state from considering climate change eff...
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By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that prohibit the state from considering climate change eff...
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that prohibit the state from considering climate change eff...
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 fuel projects, a state judge said Monday. The decision by Judge Kathy Seeley in Helena marked a major victory in the first youth-led climate case to reach trial in the U.S. and could influence similar cases nationwide. In her ruling, Seeley said Montana’s greenhouse gas emissions have been proven to be "a substantial factor" in causing climate impacts to Montana's environment, h...
District Court Judge Kathy Seeley ruled that the policy the state uses in evaluating requests for fossil fuel permits is unconstitutional.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state…