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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Brown

Young environmentalists won a landmark climate change ruling in Montana. Will it change anything?

Thom Bridge/Independent Record

Young environmental activists prevailed in a closely watched Montana lawsuit that said state officials weren't doing enough to protect them from climate change.

Legal observers called it a landmark victory for the 16 plaintiffs: It marks the first time a court in the U.S. has declared that a government has a constitutional duty to protect people from climate change.

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