Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark climate ruling that said emissions can't be ignored
Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark climate ruling that said emissions can't be ignored
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by the state's Republican governor to block a landmark climate ruling that said regulators must consider the effects of greenhouse gas emissions when issuing permits for fossil fuel development.
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an actual rare montana w? huh.
21 0 ReplyThe 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.
45 0 ReplyIt'd be nice if our federal constitution said that...
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10 0 Reply"They didn't have an environment 200 years ago like we do now, so taking that into consideration..."
11 0 Reply".. And with the potential lower profit margin for the ultra rich.."
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well definitely never expected that from montana :)
11 1 ReplyWe need to amend the US Constitution to something similar.
5 0 ReplyGood 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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