Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youth Plaintiffs Suing the State of Montana for Violating Their Constitutional Right to a Clean and Healthful Environment

 Judge Seeley, allowing the case to proceed to trial on the constitutionality of Montana’s fossil
fuel energy policies, recognized that the youth plaintiffs are experiencing significant impacts
from the climate crisis, including economic, cultural, physical, and mental health injuries. She
also ruled that the plaintiffs can sue the state over its aggressive expansion of the fossil fuel
industry, a substantial contributor to the climate crisis.