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August 30, 2023

‘Attribution science’ proves crucial to Montana youth lawsuit win

Plaintiffs in the Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit arrive to court. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / Robin Loznak/Courtesy of Our Children’s Trust/Fotoware)
Plaintiffs in the Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit arrive to court. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / Robin Loznak/Courtesy of Our Children’s Trust/Fotoware)

Young environmental campaigners will take heart from the success of Held vs Montana. However, it remains to be seen whether challenges brought in other US states – and elsewhere – will be as successful.

Young climate activists will feel empowered by the recent ruling in the US state of Montana, which declared that the state must consider climate factors when making its permitting decisions.

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