Youth plaintiffs in the historic Held v. Montana climate lawsuit have a verdict!

https://grist.org/looking-forward/youth-plaintiffs-in-the-historic-held-v-montana-climate-lawsuit-have-a-verdict/

The victory for Montana’s plaintiffs could be a good sign for advocates in Hawaiʻi and elsewhere.

#climateaction #accountability #goodsign #climatecrisis #youth #youthaction #heldvmontana

In US first, #Montana youth win #lawsuit requiring state to consider #climatechange
Lawsui, #HeldVMontana, was brought by 16 Montana plaintiffs between age 5-22, and supported by #OurChildrensTrust, a #lawfirm representing youth #climate lawsuits across the country. The youth argued that #fossilfuel laws violated their rights under Montana state constitution, which guarantees the right to “a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.”
https://electrek.co/2023/08/14/in-us-first-montana-youth-win-lawsuit-requiring-state-to-consider-climate-change/

Groundbreaking youth-led #climate trial comes to an end in #Montana
Ruling could take weeks to emerge in #HeldVMontana. 16 young Montana residents, aged 2-18 allege state’s government’s pro-#fossilfuel policies contribute to #climatechange, and thereby violate provisions in state constitution that guarantee “state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/20/held-v-montana-climate-trial-youth-end

@gwaldby Good luck to the youth in #HeldVMontana. Win the first legal fight.

“We’ve tried the quiet way before and there haven’t been any changes in 60 years. Now it’s time to think bigger, speak louder.”
- Claire Vlases, one of 16 young people suing the state of #Montana

via @grist
#HeldVMontana #ImpactLitigation #ActOnClimate #ClimateCrisis
https://grist.org/looking-forward/its-time-for-my-government-to-take-action-a-conversation-with-a-youth-plaintiff-in-held-v-montana/

#ClimateScience #ImpactLitigation

16 young people argue the state of #Montana’s #EnvironmentalPolicies promote #FossilFuels, in violation of their right to a ‘clean & healthful environment’. That right is enshrined in the state’s constitution, making the #ClimateCase — #HeldVMontana — the 1st of its kind to go to trial in the US, & the an example of frustrated citizens worldwide taking #legal action to force govts to act on #ClimateChange.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01931-z