Montana Youth Climate Trial

The trial starts June 12 - despite the legislature's fast-tracked changes to energy and environmental policies. Story originally published in DeSmog Montana’s Republican-led state government has failed to stop a groundbreaking youth climate lawsuit against the state from going to trial, despite last-minute legislative moves that have

The first-ever constitutional climate trial in the United States kicks off next week in Helena, Montana as sixteen young Montanans face off against their state government in the groundbreaking Held v. State of Montana youth climate case. At issue is the state’s conduct of promoting and defending fossil fuel

Story originally published in DeSmog Montana has hired a climate scientist turned climate contrarian to be an expert witness in an upcoming trial challenging the state’s promotion of fossil fuels. Climatologist Judith Curry has already billed the state around $30,000 for a report filed in the case Held