Closing remarks in landmark Montana climate change trial
One attorney says the state had not shown any compelling interest as to why it should be allowed to continue ignoring greenhouse gas emissions from energy projects.
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One attorney says the state had not shown any compelling interest as to why it should be allowed to continue ignoring greenhouse gas emissions from energy projects.
The state is on defense in Held vs. Montana, a case filed in 2020 by a group of 16 young plaintiffs who argue the state is responsible for contributions to
Attorneys for the state of Montana rested their case Monday in the youth climate trial after calling the Department of Environmental Quality director and one of its division directors to
The plaintiffs originally filed the lawsuit in March 2020, when the former version of the MEPA limitation, added to law in 2011, was on the books.
Ruling could take weeks to emerge in trial for Held v Montana, which is the first constitutional climate trial in US history