ExxonKnews
June 15, 2023
The United States’ first-ever trial in a constitutional climate case began this week in Helena, Montana, where 16 young people are charging the state’s support of climate-wrecking fossil fuels with violating their right to a “clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.”
The plaintiffs, ages 5 to 22, argue that state policies enabling the continued extraction and burning of fossil fuels that cause climate change have imperiled their health, cultural traditions, and family livelihoods, altering the course of their lives indefinitely and violating the Montana Constitution.
