The plaintiffs argued they were already feeling the consequences of climate change, with smoke from worsening wildfires choking the air they breathe.
Plaintiffs in a climate lawsuit brought by children and young adults in Montana listen to arguments during a May 12 court hearing in Helena, Mont.The state filed notice on Friday that it is going to appeal the August ruling by District Court Judge Kathy Seeley, who found the Montana Environmental Policy Act violates the plaintiffs’ state constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment.
The ruling adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.The plaintiffs argued they were already feeling the consequences of climate change, with smoke from worsening wildfires choking the air they breathe and drought drying rivers that sustain agriculture, fish, wildlife and recreation. The state argued that the volume ofSeeley’s ruling, which followed a first-of-its-kind trial in the U.S.
Six young activists are taking 32 European governments to court, saying failure to address climate change is a violation of their human rights.In the meantime, the state Department of Environmental Quality is asking Montana residents to weigh in on potential updates to the Montana Environmental Policy Act. The administrative rules to implement MEPA were passed in the 1980s.
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