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Montana PSC hears testimony on proposal to account for costs of climate change

MEIC| April 8, 2024| News

By Jonathon Ambarian, KTVH

MEIC’s Shannon James at the Montana Public Service Commission public hearing.

HELENA — Last year, young plaintiffs in the Held v. Montana climate lawsuit argued the state had a responsibility to consider climate change as part of the Montana Constitution’s right to a clean and healthful environment. After a judge sided with them, advocates are now asking the state’s utility regulators to change the way they account for climate impacts.

 

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