The Emotional Piece of Climate Change

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The case is to ensure that the Montana state government's actions do not violate our right to a clean and healthful environment. The state's actions of promoting fossil fuels have led to consistent and increasing carbon emissions from the fossil fuel industry, she says. "It becomes so unfair that we are now the ones who have to do the work to protect our own lives"

Held v. Montana, a first-of-its-kind climate lawsuit, pits young people — and their constitutionally enshrined right to a clean environment — against a state with pro-fossil fuel policies.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael, and hosted by Noel King. Today’s episode was also produced in partnership with the team who make Vox’s The Weeds podcast, Sofi LaLonde, Cristian Ayala, Anouck Dussaud, A.M. Hall, and Jonquilyn Hill.

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