Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark climate ruling that said emissions can't be ignored

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Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark climate ruling that said emissions can't be ignored
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an actual rare montana w? huh.

The state constitution has this in it:

The state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.

This makes it possible to use state courts to force some level of environmental protection.

Good thing corporations are persons - first time I've said that

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Believe it or not MT is one of the top 10 states for renewable energy. Something like 50%. Unfortunately the rest is coal.

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