The lawsuit argued that the law violated their rights to a healthy environment, life, dignity and freedom, as the Montana Constitution guarantees “a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.”
Ok. Great. Question now becomes what enforcement will be made to reduce/fix the ongoing damage?
We all know it’s extremely rare to see any dramatic changes to corporate behavior.
It looks like they want a law changed for the state:
Montana First Judicial District Court judge Kathy Seeley ruled that the law is unconstitutionally degrading the state’s environment and contributing to the plaintiffs’ injuries by allowing fossil fuel activities without analyzing greenhouse gas emissions, which “have caused and continue to exacerbate anthropogenic climate change.”
Baby steps but happy to see it nonetheless
