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FILE - Youth plaintiffs in the Held v. Montana climate case leave the Montana Supreme Court, on July 10, 2024, in Helena, Mont. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, File)

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Global warming can’t be ignored, Montana’s top court says, upholding landmark climate case

Montana's top court found a policy that prevented the state from considering the effect of GHGs in issuing permits for fossil fuel projects...

By Amy Beth Hanson18 Dec 2024The Associated Press

Youth plaintiffs in the Held v. Montana climate case leave the Montana Supreme Court, Wednesday, July 10, 2o24, in Helena, Mont., after oral arguments before the state's highest court. Attorneys for Republican officials pressed Montana's Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents' constitutional right to a clean environment by allowing oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)

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Montana Republicans urge reversal of landmark ruling in climate change lawsuit

Landmark Montana climate ruling in 2023 faces state high court before it can set a lasting legal precedent.

By Amy Beth Hanson and Matthew Brown9 Jul 2024The Associated Press