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Montana Judge Throws Out Climate Lawsuit

OilPrice · Irina Slav · last updated
A judge in Montana has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a youth organization and targeting the Trump presidency for pivoting away from decarbonization to more hydrocarbon production. Per an AP report, Judge Dana Christensen said the plaintiffs, led by NGO Our Children’s Trust, had shown “overwhelming” evidence that climate change was affecting their well-being and its effect was going to get worse but said it was not the court’s job to create climate policies. “This court would be required to monitor an untold number…