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'This Changes Everything': Experts Respond to Landmark Youth Climate Ruling - Flathead Beacon

‘This Changes Everything’: Experts Respond to Landmark Youth Climate Ruling

Legal, scientific and industry experts agree the ruling in Held v. Montana will have lasting consequences. But will it result in changes to Montana’s energy policies? By Micah Drew, Flathead Beacon, and Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press

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