‘Game-changer’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial
‘Game-changer’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial
Sixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment
Sixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment
On Monday, Judge Kathy Seeley said that by prohibiting government agencies from considering climate impacts when deciding whether or not to permit energy projects, Montana is contributing to the climate crisis and stopping the state from addressing that crisis. The 103-page order came several weeks after the closely watched trial came to a close on 20 June.
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Among the policies the challengers targeted: a provision in the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) barring the state from considering how its energy economy climate change impacts. This year, state lawmakers amended the provision to specifically ban the state from considering greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews for new energy projects.
That provision is unconstitutional, Seeley ruled.
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Great to hear, I wonder what impacts it will have on other states, and what implementations they will pass.
Hope they don't pass things that just hurt the working class.
Would be awesome if they also get to sue the DOJ, to force change.
Article from 2019, this was during presidential elections for the Dees. https://theconversation.com/us-military-is-a-bigger-polluter-than-as-many-as-140-countries-shrinking-this-war-machine-is-a-must-119269
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