Young athlete in Montana climate change trial testifies he uses inhaler due to forest fire smoke
1 year, 6 months ago

Young athlete in Montana climate change trial testifies he uses inhaler due to forest fire smoke

Associated Press  

— A high school athlete who along with 15 other young people took Montana to court over climate change testified Tuesday that increased smoke from forest fires makes it difficult for him to compete and that a doctor prescribed an inhaler to help his breathing problems. Earlier Tuesday, Cathy Whitlock, a retired professor from Montana State University, testified about the impact of climate change. Whitlock, a climate scientist, said if fossil fuel burning continues at its current pace, the number of days with temperatures above 90 degrees Fahrenheit will increase along with the number of “fire weather days,” where hot, dry, windy days make it easier for fires to start and burn aggressively. There are some positives to the changing climate, Whitlock said, such as a longer growing season and the ability to grow new crops like cantaloupe, which aren’t typically grown in northwestern Montana.

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Montana urges state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling
5 months, 1 week ago

Montana urges state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling

Hindustan Times  

By Nate Raymond Montana urges state top court to overturn landmark climate ruling July 10 - Montana's top court on Wednesday appeared open to upholding a landmark ruling that found the state violated the rights of young people to a healthy environment by barring regulators from considering how new fossil fuel projects could affect climate change. Several justices on the …

Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark climate ruling that said emissions can’t be ignored
11 months ago

Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark climate ruling that said emissions can’t be ignored

Associated Press  

— Montana’s Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the state’s Republican governor to block a landmark climate ruling that said regulators must consider the effects of greenhouse gas emissions when issuing permits for fossil fuel development. Seeley ruled a state law that prohibited agencies from considering the effect of emissions runs afoul of the state constitution’s requirement “to maintain …

Montana is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that favored youth plaintiffs
1 year, 2 months ago

Montana is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that favored youth plaintiffs

Associated Press  

— The office of Montana’s Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that said state agencies aren’t doing enough to protect 16 young plaintiffs from harm caused by global warming. The state filed notice on Friday that it is going to appeal the August ruling by District Court Judge Kathy Seeley, who found the Montana Environmental Policy …

Young environmentalists won a landmark climate change ruling in Montana. Will it change anything?
1 year, 4 months ago

Young environmentalists won a landmark climate change ruling in Montana. Will it change anything?

Associated Press  

— Young environmental activists prevailed in a closely watched Montana lawsuit that said state officials weren’t doing enough to protect them from climate change. State District Judge District Judge Kathy Seeley said officials violated Montana’s highly protective constitution by refusing to consider the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions when they’ve approved coal mines, oil drilling and new power plants. “The …

Young environmental activists prevail in first-of-its-kind climate change trial in Montana
1 year, 4 months ago

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

Associated Press  

— Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by allowing fossil fuel development. It marks the first time a U.S. court has ruled against a government for violating a constitutional right based on climate change, said …

Judge sides with youth activists in historic US climate crisis case
1 year, 4 months ago

Judge sides with youth activists in historic US climate crisis case

Al Jazeera  

In a first-of-its-kind trial, US youth accuse Montana of violating their rights through lax environmental policies. “Montana’s emissions and climate change have been proven to be a substantial factor in causing climate impacts to Montana’s environment and harm and injury,” Seeley wrote. For its part, the state has argued that, even if Montana completely stopped producing carbon dioxide, it would …

First-of-its-kind climate trial ends as Montana AG slams ‘stunt exploiting children’
1 year, 6 months ago

First-of-its-kind climate trial ends as Montana AG slams ‘stunt exploiting children’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Montana Assistant Attorney General Michael Russell said on Tuesday that the climate change issue is much larger than Montana …

Montana officials downplay first-of-its-kind climate trial
1 year, 6 months ago

Montana officials downplay first-of-its-kind climate trial

Associated Press  

— Montana officials sought to downplay a first-of-its-kind trial taking place over the state’s obligations to protect residents from climate change, saying Monday that a victory by the young plaintiffs would not change approvals for fossil fuel projects. Plaintiffs’ attorneys had questioned the credibility of the two witnesses, who said Montana’s greenhouse gas contributions were of little significance versus global …

Lawsuit pits young climate change activists against a fossil fuel-friendly state at trial
1 year, 6 months ago

Lawsuit pits young climate change activists against a fossil fuel-friendly state at trial

The Independent  

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Young climate activists take Montana to court for its role in global warming
1 year, 6 months ago

Young climate activists take Montana to court for its role in global warming

Associated Press  

— Rikki Held decided to join other young plaintiffs in a lawsuit to force Montana officials to do something about climate change after watching wildfires blacken the sky over her family’s ranch, drought stress the cattle and violent floods erode the banks of a nearby river. “You can’t just blow it off and do nothing about it.” The state court …

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent
1 year, 6 months ago

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Experts for the state are expected to downplay …

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent
1 year, 6 months ago

Youth environmentalists bring Montana climate case to trial after 12 years, seeking to set precedent

Associated Press  

— Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a lawsuit going to trial Monday in Montana, where 16 young plaintiffs and their attorneys hope to set an important legal precedent. “We’ve seen repeatedly over the last few years what the Montana state Legislature is choosing,” Gibson-Snyder said. Experts …

Youth lawsuit challenging Montana’s pro-fossil fuel policies is heading to trial
1 year, 7 months ago

Youth lawsuit challenging Montana’s pro-fossil fuel policies is heading to trial

Associated Press  

— A Montana judge on Friday said a climate change lawsuit from young people challenging the state’s pro-fossil fuel policies will proceed to trial despite efforts by the state to derail the case. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, had asked state Judge Kathy Seeley to dismiss any part of the case touching on the cancelled energy policy. An …

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