The Trial of a Young Person Suing the State of Montana

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Micah Drew is a staff reporter at the Flathead Beacon. He's been covering held versus Montana, which started on Monday. The reason these young people were able to sue the state is that Montana's Constitution enshrines the right of residence to a clean and helpful environment. We got to hear firsthand from the person who was influential and really essential in getting that to happen.

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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