Montana Supreme Court directs state agencies to proceed with climate analysis 

The Montana Supreme Court this week directed state agencies to include an analysis of greenhouse gas emissions in permitting decisions while it considers an appeal of the landmark Held v. Montana youth climate lawsuit. At issue is a ruling by Lewis and Clark District Court Judge Kathy Seeley, who heard seven days of testimony last June before ruling in favor of 16 youth plaintiffs who had argued the state’s permissive approach to permitting fossil fuel projects has harmed their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful” environment. In her August ruling, Seeley directed the state t