Young Montana residents bring climate change case to court for first time ever

Plaintiffs say state violated constitutional guarantee to a ‘clean and healthful environment’ for ‘present and future generations’

A groundbreaking climate change trial will begin on Monday in a courtroom in Montana’s capital city, involving 16 young residents who allege state officials violated their constitutional rights to a healthy environment.

Filed in March 2020, the lawsuit, Held v Montana, will mark the first-ever constitutional climate trial in US history.