Young environmental activists prevail in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana

The judge said the policy Montana uses to evaluate requests for fossil fuel permits is unconstitutional because it does not allow agencies to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions.

(Thom Bridge | Independent Record via AP) Youth plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, arrive at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse, on June 20, 2023, in Helena, Mont., for the final day of the trial.

Young environmental activists prevail in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana

The judge said the policy Montana uses to evaluate requests for fossil fuel permits is unconstitutional because it does not allow agencies to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions.

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