"Under its first #constitution, #Montana was so strongly controlled by extractive industry that historians called the state a “corporate colony”.

Today, Montana is one of just three states whose constitutions include a “#GreenAmendment”.

In 2021, New York residents overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure amending the state constitution to include the right to “#CleanAir and #water, and a healthful environment”."

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#ClimateAmendment
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/03/montana-climate-trial-green-amendments-state-constitutions

‘Green amendments’: advocates push for constitutional guarantees in face of climate crisis

As Montana awaits a judgment in a historic climate lawsuit, there’s a drive to place environmental provisions in state constitutions

The Guardian