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State Liability on Climate Breach
August 26 , 2023
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- A group of residents from Montana’s Missoula of USA successfully sued their own state for violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment.
- A district court has ruled that the state’s negligence in addressing climate change while approving fossil fuel projects was unconstitutional.
- It is the first time that a US court has held a government responsible for breaching the constitution based on climate change.
- The judgement could further invigorate the environmental movement and also influence thousands of pending climate change lawsuits in the country.
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