Montana Supreme Court to hear arguments in climate change case - Lewiston Morning Tribune
Montana Supreme Court to hear arguments in climate change case | Wire stories | Lewiston Tribune | lmtribune.com
The Montana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in the state’s appeal of a district court judge’s decision in the Held vs. Montana case, setting the stage for a decision that will have broad impacts on environmental law and regulations in Montana.
Considering the arguments from both sides, and additional briefs from Republican-led states and recreation businesses like Orvis and Patagonia, the court will have to decide whether to uphold Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Kathy Seeley’s order from August finding the state was violating the constitutional rights of the 16 youth plaintiffs to a clean and healthful environment.
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