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The nation’s first youth-led constitutional climate trial ended Tuesday in Helena.
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Montana officials made their case today in the first-of-its-kind climate trial underway in Helena. The trial could end earlier than expected after the state pulled one of their key witnesses.
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The only youth climate change lawsuit to make it all the way to trial is underway in Montana.
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The country’s first constitutional climate trial, taking place in Helena, has reached its halfway point. Youth plaintiffs in Held v. Montana are suing the state over its energy policies, claiming they violate the kids’ state constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by worsening global warming.
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Monday marked the start of a two-week, youth-led climate case in Montana — the first of its kind to go to trial in the nation.
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Sixteen young people who say the state isn’t doing enough to address climate change will get their day in court Monday. Their lawsuit argues that lack of action violates their right to “a clean and healthful environment” under Montana's Constitution.
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The Montana Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision Tuesday denied a request by the state Attorney General's office that would have delayed the trial in a climate lawsuit brought by youth plaintiffs.
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Montana’s attorney general is again trying to avoid going to trial in a lawsuit that will determine whether the state’s contributions to climate change are violating young Montanans’ right to a clean environment.
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A Montana judge is telling state attorneys to continue preparing for trial after they argued to stop a lawsuit brought by children challenging energy and climate policies.
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Sixteen youth plaintiffs are suing the state of Montana for their right to access a clean and healthful environment in a case scheduled to go to trial next year.