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Did Montana Just Enact the Nation’s Most Aggressive Anti-Climate Law?

Inside Climate News · By Kristoffer Tigue · last updated
The legislation, signed into law last week, is even more restrictive than North Carolina’s infamous 2012 law that prohibited policymakers from considering sea-level rise projections.

By Kristoffer Tigue

Montana Republican lawmakers have passed legislation that bars state agencies from considering climate change when permitting large projects that require environmental reviews, including coal mines and power plants. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed the bill last week, marking what could be considered the nation’s most aggressive anti-climate law.

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