For the first time in U.S. history, a judge declared unconstitutional a law that promoted fossil fuels while ignoring their negative effects on the environment and on people's right to live in a clean and healthy environment. This occurred in the state of Montana as a result of a lawsuit filed by a group of 16 people, aged between 5 and 22, whose victory demonstrates the courage of their generation against climate inaction.
Although other young people have filed similar cases, this is the first to go to trial. The case led the judge to rule that the state of Montana violated the plaintiffs' right to a clean and healthy environment, guaranteed by the state constitution. By striking down the state law that prohibits considering climate effects during environmental reviews as unconstitutional, the judge set an important precedent for climate litigation.
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For the first time in U.S. history, a judge declared unconstitutional a law that promoted fossil fuels while ignoring their negative effects on the environment and on people's right to live in a clean and healthy environment. This occurred in the state of Montana as a result of a lawsuit filed by a group of 16 people, aged between 5 and 22, whose victory demonstrates the courage of their generation against climate inaction.
Although other young people have filed similar cases, this is the first to go to trial. The case led the judge to rule that the state of Montana violated the plaintiffs' right to a clean and healthy environment, guaranteed by the state constitution. By striking down the state law that prohibits considering climate effects during environmental reviews as unconstitutional, the judge set an important precedent for climate litigation.
Link for more information here