Western Environmental Law Center: Montana Supreme Court Affirms Landmark Youth-Led Climate Decision, Upholding Constitutional Rights to a Safe and Livable Climate
December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024
EUGENE, Oregon, Dec. 19 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024:
In a historic ruling today, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed 6-1 the decision of the district court in the landmark case, Held v. State of Montana, siding with the 16 youth plaintiffs who had sued the state over its promotion of fossil fuel extraction and its failure to consider climate change impacts in its decision-making. This ruling, the first of its kind from a . . .
In a historic ruling today, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed 6-1 the decision of the district court in the landmark case, Held v. State of Montana, siding with the 16 youth plaintiffs who had sued the state over its promotion of fossil fuel extraction and its failure to consider climate change impacts in its decision-making. This ruling, the first of its kind from a . . .