US EditionMontana Republicans urge state high court to reverse landmark youth climate ruling
- Republican officials in Montana plan to challenge a significant climate ruling at the state Supreme Court regarding the consideration of global warming emissions in energy project approvals.
- A lower court's decision, sparked by a lawsuit from young environmentalists, was seen as a positive step for climate action through legal channels.
- Despite limited effects so far, the Montana ruling has faced opposition from controlling Republicans in the state government.
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Montana urges state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Montana’s top court today appeared open to upholding a landmark ruling that found the state violated the rights of young people to a healthy environment by barring regulators from considering how new fossil fuel projects could affect climate change.
Montana Supreme Court hears Held v. Montana youth climate lawsuit
HELENA — Attorneys weighed in on the extent of the Montana Constitution’s environmental protections and the separation of powers Wednesday in one of the highest-profile climate lawsuits in the country. During an hour-long hearing that drew hundreds of onlookers, the Montana Supreme Court heard opposing views about whether the Montana Constitution’s “anticipatory and preventative” environmental protections should require state agencies to incorpo…
Montana Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Landmark Youth-Led Constitutional Climate Case Held v. State of Montana
Today, counsel for the 16 plaintiffs in the historic youth-led constitutional climate case, Held v. State of Montana, presented oral arguments before the Montana Supreme Court. In a packed courtroom, counsel for the plaintiffs argued to affirm the August 2023 ruling in favor of the plaintiffs from District Court Judge Kathy Seeley declaring that the State of Montana’s laws that require the State to turn a blind eye to young people’s climate inju…
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