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Blair Miller

Blair Miller is a reporter for the Daily Montanan. He is based in Helena and primarily covers government, climate and courts.

Eleven of the 16 youth plaintiffs in the Held v. Montana case pose for a photo after Day 5 of the trial on Friday, June 16, 2023. Top row (left to right): Lander Busse, Badge Busse, Grace, Rikki Held, Olivia. Bottom row (left to right): Kian, Mica, Claire, Eva, Taleah, Sariel.

Judge sides with youth in Montana climate change trial, finds two laws unconstitutional

By: Blair Miller - August 14, 2023

This story first appeared in the Daily Montanan. The State of Montana’s failure to consider greenhouse gas emissions from energy and mining projects violates the state constitution because it does not protect Montanans’ right to a clean and healthful environment and the state’s natural resources from unreasonable depletion, a judge ruled Monday in a victory […]

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