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Climate Change Kids: Montana, Helena, USA - 14 Aug 2023
Game-Changer: Climate Kids Win! They win today the Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit, In Helena, Montana the judge who heard the United States' first constitutional climate trial earlier this year ruled in favor of a group of young plaintiffs who had accused state officials in Montana of violating their right to a healthy and clean environment. As reported in The Guardian, Eva, a plaintiff who was 14 when the suit was filed said, ''I'm so speechless right now. I'm really just excited and elated and thrilled.'' The lawyers described the first-of-its-kind ruling as a ''game-changer'' and a ''sweeping win''. The case was brought by the non-profit Our Children's Trust legal team based in Eugene, Oregon. The firm has similar outstanding youth-led constitutional climate change cases pending in numerous state courts. The team is also litigating the ground breaking Juliana v United States federal climate change lawsuit moving its way through the federal court system. FILE PHOTO TAKEN ON: June 13, 2023, Helena, Montana, USA: Plaintiffs in the landmark Held vs Montana climate change lawsuit walk to the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena on the first second of their trial. Sixteen young people argue that the state is robbing their future by embracing policies that contribute to climate change during the first of its kind constitutional lawsuit in the United States.重要信息
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