Bicycling Monterey 💚🌎🌍🌏Congratulations to the 16 Montanans, now ages 7-23. #ClimateHope #FridaysForFuture #YouthClimateAction
“The state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming.”
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"Only a few other states, including Hawaii, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York, have similar environmental protections enshrined in their constitutions.”
https://apnews.com/article/youth-climate-change-lawsuit-montana-7c4b6261f610d504995743f7320533e8
#Montana #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #ClimateCrisis #Youth #BeTheChange
Montana's top court upholds landmark ruling in youth climate case
Montana’s Supreme Court has upheld a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment by permitting oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming. The justices, in a 6-1 ruling Wednesday, upheld an August 2023 decision by a state judge. That decision was considered a breakthrough in attempts by young environmentalists and their attorneys to use the courts to leverage action on climate change. The justices found unconstitutional a policy that prevented Montana from considering the effect of greenhouse gases when issuing permits for fossil fuel development.