Environmental & Energy
Aug. 15, 2023
Climate change ruling is symbolic, environmentalists say
Bill Tarantino, a partner in the ESG practice at Morrison Foerster LLP, said Judge Kathy Seeley’s decision was “a remarkable ruling and a strong departure from the other state and federal courts who have faced lawsuits asserting similar theories.”
A state court judge’s ruling Monday that Montana must consider climate change when evaluating new projects establishes a framework for similar lawsuits that seek to hold governments and industries liable for damages caused by fossil fuels, environmental lawyers said.
“There’s over 2,000 climate litigation cases across the world right now, and new ones are being filed all the time. I think this case has tremendous potential to inform those ...
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