{"id":21948,"date":"2021-08-05T19:28:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/?p=21948"},"modified":"2021-08-05T19:36:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T19:36:13","slug":"judge-rules-favor-montana-youth-plaintiffs-affirms-case-can-proceed-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/es\/judge-rules-favor-montana-youth-plaintiffs-affirms-case-can-proceed-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"El juez falla a favor de los j\u00f3venes demandantes de Montana y afirma que el caso puede ir a juicio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen youth plaintiffs who are suing the state of Montana for violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment secured a critical victory Wednesday after Judge Kathy Seeley denied the state\u2019s attempt to prevent their case, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourchildrenstrust.org\/montana\">Held v. State of Montana<\/a><\/em><em>,<\/em> from proceeding to trial.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Seeley, allowing the case to proceed to trial on the constitutionality of Montana\u2019s fossil fuel energy policies, recognized that the youth plaintiffs are experiencing significant impacts from the climate crisis, including economic, cultural, physical, and mental health injuries. She also ruled that the plaintiffs can sue the state over its aggressive expansion of the fossil fuel industry, a substantial contributor to the climate crisis.<\/p>\n<p>During a February hearing on the state\u2019s motion to dismiss the case, plaintiffs\u2019 co-counsel Roger Sullivan of McGarvey Law in Kalispell noted that \u201cMontana is the carbon capital of the country\u201d and described the state\u2019s \u201cstatutory double-headed hydra, which on the one hand explicitly promotes increasing development and utilization of our massive coal resources, oil, and gas, and on the other hand, facilitates defendants\u2019 willful blindness to Montana\u2019s contribution to the climate crisis in violation of Montana\u2019s constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The suit, filed in March 2020, asserts that by supporting and promoting a fossil fuel-driven energy system that contributes to the climate crisis, Montana is violating the constitutional rights of the youth plaintiffs. Those rights include a clean and healthful environment; the ability to seek safety, health, and happiness; and individual dignity and equal protection of the law. In addition, the suit alleges that Montana\u2019s fossil fuel energy system degrades and depletes constitutionally protected public trust resources, including the atmosphere, rivers, lakes, fish and wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision by the courts is a great relief,\u201d said Grace, one of the youth plaintiffs. \u201cI think it shows recognition that climate change is a threat to human health and safety. I am hopeful that if the courts grant us declaratory relief, the state will use this opportunity to reverse its fossil fuel-based legislation and prevent further emissions. I am thrilled about the ruling, and I&#8217;m determined to continue our fight to defend our constitutional rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision could not be a timelier affirmation of the rights possessed by all Montanans, and especially those of its children, to a livable climate,\u201d said Melissa Hornbein, senior attorney at the Western Environmental Law Center. \u201cAs the climate crisis intensifies with unprecedented heat and wildfire smoke engulfing Montana, the court has put the executive and legislature on notice that they can no longer continue to ignore these fundamental human rights in the face of a rapidly destabilizing climate for the sake of an \u2018all of the above\u2019 energy policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The youth plaintiffs have been suffering another harsh summer ravaged by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtpr.org\/montana-news\/2021-08-02\/montana-wildfire-update-for-august-2-2021\">climate change-induced wildfires<\/a>, drought, and extreme heat. The inundation of smoke and heat have caused physical ailments like burning eyes, bloody noses, sore throats, headaches, exhaustion and chest pain in the plaintiffs. Some of the youth and their families have lost summer crops from heat and drought. The fear and anxiety of losing loved ones, of homes burning, of not being able to enjoy being outside, and of being trapped in unsafe and unlivable conditions are plaguing these youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision provides hope in an otherwise devastating summer of climate destruction,\u201d said Nate Bellinger, Our Children\u2019s Trust senior staff attorney and co-counsel for the plaintiffs. \u201cDespite drought and wildfires raging across this beautiful state every summer, the other branches of government continue to turn their backs on Montana\u2019s children. Today, the court has affirmed what it is empowered to do &#8212; review the facts, interpret Montana\u2019s laws and constitution, and render a declaration of the rights of the plaintiffs, setting a standard for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roger Sullivan from McGarvey Law added, \u201cThis order vindicates the rights of Montana\u2019s youth to turn to the courts to enforce their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment for this and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ruling by Judge Seeley is in line with what youth plaintiffs in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourchildrenstrust.org\/juliana-v-us\">Juliana v. United States<\/a><\/em> are asking of the U.S. District Court in the District of Oregon. The Juliana plaintiffs, who are also represented by nonprofit law firm Our Children\u2019s Trust, have submitted an amended complaint to Judge Ann Aiken narrowing their remedy by first seeking declaratory relief against the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Seeley mentioned Juliana in her ruling, pointing out that \u201cSimilar to Juliana, [the Montana] Youth Plaintiffs have met their burden to establish causation \u2026 Youth Plaintiffs sufficiently allege that Montana is responsible for a significant amount\u201d of carbon emissions that have caused harm and contributed to climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Counsel for the Montana plaintiffs include Nate Bellinger of Our Children\u2019s Trust, Roger Sullivan and Dustin Leftridge of McGarvey Law, and Melissa Hornbein of Western Environmental Law Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Melissa Hornbein, Western Environmental Law Center, 406-471-3173, <a href=\"mailto:h&#111;&#114;&#110;&#98;&#101;&#105;&#110;&#64;&#119;&#101;&#x73;&#x74;&#x65;&#x72;&#x6e;&#x6c;&#x61;&#x77;&#x2e;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x67;\">&#104;&#x6f;&#114;&#x6e;&#98;&#x65;&#105;&#x6e;&#64;&#x77;e&#x73;t&#x65;r&#110;&#x6c;&#97;&#x77;&#46;&#x6f;&#114;&#x67;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nate Bellinger, Our Children\u2019s Trust, 413-687-1668, <a href=\"&#x6d;&#x61;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x74;&#x6f;&#x3a;&#x6e;&#x61;&#x74;&#x65;&#64;&#111;&#117;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#105;ldrens&#x74;&#x72;&#x75;&#x73;&#x74;&#x2e;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x67;\">&#x6e;&#x61;&#x74;&#x65;&#x40;&#x6f;&#x75;&#x72;&#x63;&#x68;&#x69;&#x6c;&#x64;&#x72;&#x65;&#x6e;&#x73;&#x74;&#x72;&#x75;&#x73;&#x74;&#46;&#111;&#114;&#103;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Roger Sullivan, McGarvey Law, Kalispell, MT, 406-250-1472<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen youth plaintiffs who are suing the state of Montana for violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment secured a critical victory Wednesday after Judge Kathy Seeley denied the state\u2019s attempt to prevent their case, Held v. 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