Young Montanans put their state on trial for its contributions to climate change. Here are five takeaways from the proceedings as we await the judge’s ruling

[Image description: Lead claimant Rikki Held, 22, confers with members of Our Children’s Trust legal team before the start of the nation’s first youth climate change trial at Montana’s First Judicial District Court on June 12, 2023 in Helena, Montana]

  •  loops   ( @loops@beehaw.org ) 
    1•1 year ago

    […] its lawyers have downplayed the state’s contribution to climate change, saying the issue is a global one.

    I suppose they have no impact on this global issue. They’re outside the environment.