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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)

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)

October 2, 2023

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Montana is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that favored youth plaintiffs
October 2, 2023 10:20 a.m.

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

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The office of Montana's Republican attorney general is appealing a landmark climate change ruling that said state agencies aren't doing enough to protect 16 young plaintiffs from harm caused by global warming.