Globe Climate: Going to court to combat climate change
The justice system is becoming a place where activists can hold governments accountable for the climate promises they fail to keep
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The justice system is becoming a place where activists can hold governments accountable for the climate promises they fail to keep
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a lawsuit going to trial Monday in Montana, where 16 young plaintiffs and their attorneys hope to set an important legal precedent.
The first-ever constitutional climate trial in the United States began Monday in a Montana courtroom after 16 residents, one as young as 5 years old, sued the state over claims it violated their constitutional right to a healthy environment.