Montana officials try to downplay landmark climate trial
by Guardian staff and agency from Environment | The Guardian on (#6CAAE)
Officials say victory by young plaintiffs won't change approvals for fossil fuel projects
Officials in Montana sought to downplay an unprecedented trial over a state's obligations to protect residents from the climate crisis, saying on Monday that a victory by the young plaintiffs in the case would not change approvals for fossil fuel projects.
Attorneys for Montana's Republican attorney general began laying out their defense following a week of testimony that was often highly personal and evocative in state court from more than a dozen young people who sued the state in 2020.
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