Montana
Photos: Youth climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, gets its day in court
Arguments started in climate lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, on Monday at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena.
The lawsuit was filed in 2020 by attorneys with the environmental group Our Children’s Trust on behalf of 16 young plaintiffs in Montana. They allege the state’s policies of promoting fossil fuels and not regulating greenhouse gas emissions violate their rights to a “clean and healthful environment” under the state constitution.
The trial is believed to be the first of its kind in the country, and will test some of the strongest environmental language found in any state constitution.