Climate Action

UPDATE: DECEMBER 18, 2024 The Montana Supreme Court has upheld the earlier district court ruling in the nation’s first constitutional climate change trial, affirming that the youth plaintiffs have a “fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment” while revoking two Montana statutes. Our Children's Trust, who represented the youth plaintiffs, issued a press release stating, "In a historic ruling today, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed 6-1 the decision of the district court in the landmark case, Held v. State of Montana, siding with the 16 youth plaintiffs who had sued the state over its promotion of fossil fuel [...]

One of the lead attorneys and two of the 16 young plaintiffs who recently won a landmark climate lawsuit that made international headlines will discuss the case on Tuesday, October 3, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at a free program presented by Sustainable San Mateo County and cosponsored by Burlingame’s Department of Parks and Recreation at the Burlingame Community Center. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required at https://bit.ly/YouthClimateFight. Tickets to this event sold out quickly, but you can be placed on the waiting list by clicking on the link above. Called “The Climate Fight of Their Lives,” the program [...]