Sixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment

Sixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment

  • MicroWave@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    On Monday, Judge Kathy Seeley said that by prohibiting government agencies from considering climate impacts when deciding whether or not to permit energy projects, Montana is contributing to the climate crisis and stopping the state from addressing that crisis. The 103-page order came several weeks after the closely watched trial came to a close on 20 June.

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    Among the policies the challengers targeted: a provision in the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) barring the state from considering how its energy economy climate change impacts. This year, state lawmakers amended the provision to specifically ban the state from considering greenhouse gas emissions in environmental reviews for new energy projects.

    That provision is unconstitutional, Seeley ruled.