Youth litigants say Montana is violating their right to healthy environment

Sixteen plaintiffs — ages 5 to 22 — are suing Montana lawmakers, claiming the state is violating their constitutional right to a clean environment and isn’t addressing climate change.

Credits

Guest:

  • Micah Drew - reporter at the Flathead Beacon in Kalispell, Montana Michael Burger, executive director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser, Marcelle Hutchins, Nihar Patel