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Montana “Youth Citizens” Win Landmark Climate Change Case Against State Government

Legal Planet

State of Montana, a Montana trial court ruled that the state Constitution’s guarantee of a healthy and clean environment prevails over Montana’s longstanding fossil-fuel-based state energy system. The first legal challenge mounted by Our Children’s Trust was Juliana v. United States.

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FERC Proposes Reforms to Speed-Up Approval of Interstate Transmission Infrastructure

Law Columbia

A 2020 study found that, in most states, regulators can only approve a transmission line if they determine it is “in the public interest.” greenhouse gas emissions by 50 to 52 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. It will also need to electrify various end-use sectors that currently rely on fossil fuels (e.g.,

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