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1 Martha F. Davis, The Greening of State Constitutions: Courts Play an Increasingly Important Role in Enforcing States' Environmental Rights Amendments [1] (2023)

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The Greening of State Constitutions


Courts   play an increasingly  important   role in enforcing  states

environmental rights amendments.

By Martha F. Davis Published: April 20, 2023  Last Updated: August 14, 2023

Connecticut New Mexico Kentucky Hawaii Massachusetts Illinois Pennsylvania
Montana  NewYork


In June, a landmark civil trial about the damage from climate change will test the
meaning of the Montana Constitution's right to a clean and healthful environment.
It's America's first such trial under a state constitution, and it likely won't be the last.

The plaintiffs, 16 young Montanans, are challenging the state's statutory ban on
considering climate change in environmental impact assessments. They brought
Held v. Montana in state court because federal courts have rejectedsimilar claims
under the U.S. Constitution, which does not explicitly address the environment. Like

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