A Montana judge has sided with a group of young environmentalists who sued the state over its regulations of the fossil fuel industry, contending that Helena’s policies had violated their rights to a clean environment.
District Court Judge Kathy Seeley, in a Monday ruling, determined that the state’s criteria for considering fossil fuel permits were unconstitutional. Montana does not let agencies evaluate the effects of emissions when granting such permits, according to the Associated Press.
“Montana’s emissions and climate change have been proven to be a substantial factor in causing climate impacts to Montana’s environment and harm and injury,” she wrote.
A spokeswoman for Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen indicated that his office would appeal the decision.”This ruling is absurd, but not surprising from a judge who let the plaintiffs’ attorneys put on a weeklong taxpayer-funded publicity stunt that was supposed to be a trial,” the spokeswoman said.”Montanans can’t be blamed for […]
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