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Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Montana Protects a Constitutional Right to a Stable Climate: Will Any Other States Follow Suit?

Earlier this week, the Montana Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of plaintiffs in a climate case based on certain provisions of the Montana constitution. Specifically, the court ruled that: - The...more

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Montana State Court Sides with Youth Plaintiffs in Unique Climate Change Lawsuit (Corporate Environmental Lawyer )

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On August 14, 2023, a Montana state court found that a Montana environmental review statute (the Montana Environmental Policy Act or MEPA) that limited (and as amended in May 2023, precluded) consideration of greenhouse gas...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The Test For Injunctive Relief Was Not Developed By a Risk Assessor

Earlier this Month, Judge James Boasberg, who had previously ruled that the easement allowing construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline must be vacated due to a failure to comply with NEPA, nonetheless declined to issue an...more

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