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/

Exciting news as young people hold their government accountable for providing a healthy environment! https://www.commondreams.org/news/montana-climate-kids-lawsuit #OurChildrensTrust #ClimateChange #environment

Gizmodo: Judge Rules Montana Fossil Fuel Law Violated Young Plaintiffs' Right to a Clean and Healthful Environment https://gizmodo.com/judge-rules-montana-fossil-fuel-law-violated-rights-1850736439 #julianavunitedstates #ourchildrenstrust #climatemovement #childrenstrust #climatechange #environment #kathyseeley #fossilfuel #juliaolson #lawcrime #eva

­­­The Secret War on Natural Rights—and Children | Opinion https://www.newsweek.com/secret-war-natural-rights-children-opinion-1771365 #Climate activists around the world have spent years urging the courts to force governments and companies to do more to mitigate the #ClimateCrisis often invoking fundamental #HumanRights as a way to override the political processes that are failing to act Many of those cases center on the idea that there is a constitutional right to a healthy #environment, which courts should be protecting #OurChildrensTrust