On Aug. 14, a trial judge in Montana issued findings of fact and conclusions of law after a bench trial in what has been called the Montana “Youth Climate Case.” See Held v. Montana, No. CDV-2020-307 (Mont. D. Ct., Lewis & Clark Cty, Aug. 14, 2023). The case has received some serious attention in the weeks since because Judge Kathey Seely found that the plaintiffs—16 young residents of Montana—had suffered and would suffer injury on account of climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions in Montana and combustion of fossil fuels extracted from Montana.
Continue reading the full article, published by The Legal Intelligencer Sept. 14, 2023. Reprinted with permission.