Republican officials in Montana will ask the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a landmark climate ruling in a lawsuit brought by young environmentalists.
FILE - A tree goes up in flames as a wildfire burns on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Aug. 11, 2021, near Lame Deer, Mont. The state's effort to overturn a landmark lower court ruling that says regulators must consider global-warming emissions when approving oil, gas and coal projects is before the Montana Supreme Court. The young plaintiffs in the case argued the state wasn't doing enough to prevent climate change that leads to weather extremes.
The Montana ruling, which has yielded little practical impact to date, has been criticized by Republicans who control the state's legislative and executive branches. The young plaintiffs in the case testified at trial that their lives have been profoundly affected by climate change: that worsening wildfires foul the air they breathe, while decreased snowpack and drought deplete rivers that sustain farming, fish, wildlife and recreation.
In March, regulators started looking at climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions in some cases. But environmentalists complain that the reviews are merely cursory and don't account for the widespread damage being done by climate change. Numerous individuals and organizations filed briefs in support of the plaintiffs ahead of Wednesday's oral arguments, including Native American tribes, health experts, outdoor recreation businesses and athletes such as
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