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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Young activists sued Montana over fossil fuels. They just won the ‘strongest decision on climate change ever’

Thom Bridge/Independent Record

It’s been called the “strongest decision on climate change ever” – and it took place at a time when Republicans in the state at the heart of it are trying to make it even harder for officials to protect the environment.

On Monday, 14 August, a state judge ruled that Montana was violating the constitutional rights of a group of young plaintiffs by preventing state officials from considering the climate impacts of proposed fossil fuel projects.

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