Authority: Montana First Judicial Distric Court, Lewis and Clark County (US)

Date: 08/14/2023

Subject: The decision of the Montana First Judicial Distric Court, Lewis and Clark County found the constitutional illegitimacy of the “Limitation” provided for by Montana Environmental Policy Act (“MEPA”), which prohibits the State and its agencies from taking into consideration the impact of greenhouse gas emissions or of climate change in their environmental assessments, for violation of the right to a clean and healthy environment

Parties: Rikki Held, et al. v. State of Montana, et al.

Original language: English

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 37 Environmental protection

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