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Can the Latest Youth Climate Case Win Where Others Have Failed?

In Lighthiser v. Trump, 22 young people are asking a federal court to declare executive orders that “unleash” fossil fuels unconstitutional. They face some of the same challenges that led to the dismissal of another famous climate case.

By Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

Olivia Vesovitch (center), Georgi Fischer (right) and Eva Lighthiser (back) arrive at the U.S. District Court of Montana in Missoula on Sept. 16. Credit: Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

Mica Kantor, a 14-year-old plaintiff, testifies on the second day of the Held v. Montana trial in June 2023. Credit: Richard Forbes/Inside Climate News

In Montana, Republican State Legislators Fight Back After Successful Youth Climate Lawsuit

By Nick Mott

How to Talk to Anxious Children About Climate Change

By Nina Dietz

Montana’s High Court Considers a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate

By Nicholas Kusnetz, Najifa Farhat

Lead plaintiff Rikki Held on her family's ranch in southeastern Montana. Behind her, a wildfire burns four miles away. In Summer 2022, this was one of 18 wildfires within 50 miles of her home.

Love of the Land and Community Inspired the Montana Youths Whose Climate Lawsuit Against the State Goes to Court This Week

By Richard Forbes

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