‘Green amendments’: advocates push for constitutional guarantees in face of climate crisis

As Montana awaits a judgment in a historic climate lawsuit, there's a drive to place environmental provisions in state constitutions

A constitutional legal strategy is gaining traction as a way to potentially help bring about climate justice, boosted by a recent high-profile trial in which 16 young plaintiffs spoke movingly about how the climate crisis has affected their lives.

That case, the first US constitutional climate trial, came to an end in Helena, Montana, earlier this month, with a verdict expected to be delivered by a judge in the coming weeks.