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Montana Youth Activists Win Historic Climate Change Lawsuit

Montana Youth Activists Win Historic Climate Change Lawsuit

Story originally published in DeSmog A Montana court ruled in favor of 16 young people who put their state government on trial in June in the first constitutional climate trial in U.S. history. In an order issued Monday, Judge Kathy Seeley in the First Judicial District Court of Montana

Montana Kids Just Won Their Landmark Climate Lawsuit. Here's Why.

Montana Kids Just Won Their Landmark Climate Lawsuit. Here's Why.

Article originally published by Drilled Sixteen young Montanans have accomplished something unprecedented in U.S. history – holding their government accountable for exacerbating the climate crisis and thereby violating their fundamental constitutional rights. In a ruling released August 14, 2023, district court judge Kathy Seeley agreed with the young people: they

US Government Urges Court To Dismiss Federal Youth Climate Lawsuit

US Government Urges Court To Dismiss Federal Youth Climate Lawsuit

Story originally published in DeSmog The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a federal district court in Oregon to put an end to the landmark constitutional youth climate lawsuit Juliana v. United States after the court reactivated the litigation earlier this month. The case, which was originally filed in

Court Hears Expert Testimony About How Montana ‘Doubled Down On Fossil Fuels’ And Became ‘Outright Hostile’ To Clean Energy

Court Hears Expert Testimony About How Montana ‘Doubled Down On Fossil Fuels’ And Became ‘Outright Hostile’ To Clean Energy

Story originally published in DeSmog Montana “has recognized climate change as a growing concern for decades,” Anne Hedges, director of policy and legislative affairs at the Montana Environmental Information Center, testified to a Montana court on Thursday. Despite this, the state has never denied a permit for any fossil fuel-related

In Court Testimony, Climate Scientists Rebuke Montana For Support Of Fossil Fuels

In Court Testimony, Climate Scientists Rebuke Montana For Support Of Fossil Fuels

Story originally published in DeSmog “We have been warning about the dangers posed by climate change for decades,” climate scientist Cathy Whitlock testified to a Montana court on Tuesday, “and yet Montana continues to aggressively pursue an expansion of fossil fuel utilization and production.” Whitlock is one of a number

Court Hears Youths' Stories, Expert Testimony On Climate Impacts In Montana

Court Hears Youths' Stories, Expert Testimony On Climate Impacts In Montana

The groundbreaking youth climate trial currently underway in Helena, Montana is seeing young people share their personal experiences with climate change impacts for the first time in front of a judge in a US court. Over the past two days, a number of these youth plaintiffs in the case Held

Historic Climate Trial Kicks Off: Young Montanans Suing State Take The Stand In First-Ever US Kids' Climate Change Trial

Historic Climate Trial Kicks Off: Young Montanans Suing State Take The Stand In First-Ever US Kids' Climate Change Trial

Sixteen young Montanans suing their state government in a groundbreaking climate lawsuit made history on Monday when trial began in their case - the first of its kind in the U.S. to reach the trial stage. It is the first youth-led climate case in the country to go to

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