Teen in Montana climate trial testifies on effects of wildfire smoke
Youth plaintiffs in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, pose outside the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse in Helena, Mont., on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
HELENA (AP) — A high school athlete who along with 15 other young people took Montana to court over climate change testified Tuesday that increased smoke from forest fires makes it difficult for him to compete and that a doctor prescribed an inhaler to help his breathing problems.
Mica Kantor, now 15, said he has been worried about climate change since as a 4-year-old he dictated a letter to Sen...
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