Montana is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that favored youth plaintiffs

Attorneys for the State of Montana are seen before a hearing in the climate change lawsuit, Held vs. Montana, at the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse on June 20, 2023, in Helena, Mont. The office of Montana's Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark ruling in the case from a state judge who said officials weren’t doing enough to protect the plaintiffs from the harms of global warming. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, file)