Masthash

#montana

JKrotkov
5 hours ago

Good morning, #montana!

an orange colored mushroom splits open to reveal whorls of growth
Jason Stiff
15 hours ago

Although the Harvest Moon isn't TOTALLY full for another 8 hours, it looks pretty full to me...

#Montana #Billings #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #Moon #moonlight #fullmoon #HarvestMoon #astronomy #space #weather #Thursday

Jason Stiff
17 hours ago

A Throwback Thursday all the way back to this morning before work...

#Montana #Billings #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #Thursday #ThrowbackThursday #blue #sky #paisley #tie #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx

Preston MacDougall
20 hours ago

#Montana *Representative* in the House of Representatives is Lyin’ Ryan #StinkyZinke. 🤥 👉 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ryan-zinke-curb-spending_n_65155c5be4b00f948c60be19

Jason Stiff
1 day ago

My Withings scale app has a funny way of congratulating me on weighing myself 350 times.

THREE FIFTY today?!? How much birthday cake did I EAT yesterday?!?

I wonder if I have enough fitness apps on my phone. 🙄😄

#Montana #Billings #scale #fitness #health #weight #weightloss #birthday #cake #withings #samsunghealth #googlefit #fitbit #Thursday

***Dave Hill
1 day ago

A bit of good news out of #Montana, where a state judge has struck down a state law restricting #genderaffirming treatment for #trans youths.

“The Court is forced to conclude that the purported purpose given for S.B. 99 is disingenuous. It seems more likely that the S.B. 99’s purpose is to ban an outcome deemed undesirable by the Montana Legislature veiled as protection for minors.”

https://www.lawdork.com/p/montana-court-blocks-law-banning

ts thank you ☕
2 days ago

Some #goodNews #positiveNews out of #Montana as judge rules in favor of the trans community: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8MJxkfY/
Thankfully their state constitution guarantees people the right to receive medical care. Does yours?

Laffy
2 days ago

Via Kyle Griffin:

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A state judge has temporarily blocked a #Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for #transgender youth. #LGBTQ

Jason Stiff
2 days ago

Thank you to my aunt Vicki and uncle Gary for my birthday cake, and my cousin Cori for a great gift I'll debut Saturday! I bought a shirt to try to recreate that photo, but my hair isn't QUITE long enough yet.

#Montana #Billings #birthday #cake #throwback #baby #photo #shirt #Wednesday #WaybackWednesday

JKrotkov
3 days ago

Fall colors #Montana style.

#photography #hiking

tall grasses that are green on the bottom and red on the tops
a small patch of yellow and orange leaved-whortleberries are illuminated by a shaft of sun, on a rocky plain
Adamas Nemesis
3 days ago

"Twilight on the High Plains". There's nothing else quite like it, especially on those late midsummer nights, such as this one I captured last July. This shot is unedited, by the way; it looks just that amazing in eastern Montana.

#art #photography #HighPlains #Montana #sunset #twilight #clouds #cloudscape #sky #skyscape

Jason Stiff
3 days ago

That Mother Nature... she's a temptress, alright: 80s and sun in fall in Montana. Some weather whiplash is coming! I'll have your 7-day weather forecast at noon on your MTN station!

#Montana #Billings #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #licenseplate #funnylicenseplates #temptress #sun #warmth #whiplash #rain #wind #snow #Tuesday #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx #MastodonWeather #MastodonWX #weatherMastodon #wxmastodon #climate #photography

Montana Magpie
3 days ago

Here in #Montana, Northern Cheyenne management of tribal bison takes a huge turn for the better. I am hoping this is a sign of good things to come.

https://www.ktvq.com/neighborhood-news/indian-country/let-buffalo-be-buffalo-new-manager-shares-vision-for-northern-cheyenne-herd

Roberta Heyer
4 days ago
Line drawing with thickened lines of a farm house and fields in Montana.
Jason Stiff
4 days ago

It's a good week to have a good week! - sign at Office Depot

#Montana #Billings #MotivationMonday #MondayMotivation #Monday #goodweek #OfficeDepot

JKrotkov
4 days ago

Two forces rule the universe: light and gravity.

#MountainMonday #Montana #Photography #hiking

Sharply peaked, rocky mountains behind a glacier, under a blue sky
Kevin
4 days ago

Glacier National Park, Swiftcurrent Lake at the Many Glacier Lodge when the wind stopped.
#photography #naturephotography #NationalPark #reflection #calm #landscape #Montana

Glacier National Park at Many Glacier Lodge. A Calm lake with the Mountain reflection and ripples from a pebble than had been tossed into the water.
Gail Waldby
4 days ago

Helping the unhoused in Montana should not be a political fight
Montana needs leaders on both sides of the political aisle to step up and help find solutions to stop the rising tide of homelessness
#Montana #MTNews #MTPol #homelessness
https://open.substack.com/pub/jakesorich/p/helping-the-unhoused-in-montana-should

bse
5 days ago

The Cretaceous Pierre Shale Fm underlies the Fox Hills Fm in the Glendive, #Montana, USA, area. Formed by an inland sea, it contains ammonite fossils - here, one found by a student on our recent #NDSU Field Course

A person holding a elongated but spiraled ammonite fossil. Scaphites? Not sure.
2 15-passenger vans, one white and one red, and several people preparing for fossil collecting, in a flat grassy area with a blue sky and fluffy clouds.
Jason Stiff
6 days ago

We've switched from summer to fall... time to switch your sprinkler system to empty from full... drain or blow out those pipes before it freezes! I'll have your 7-day weather forecast at 5:30 & 10pm on MTN!

#Montana #Billings #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #Bozeman #Missoula #sprinkler #water #pipes #summer #fall #winter #winterize #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx

bse
6 days ago

The Cretaceous Fox Hills Fm, exposed in the Glendive area, eastern #Montana, USA, underlies the Hell Creek Fm. Here, some plant fossils from #NDSU student field course to the Black Hills Region. #fossilfriday #geology

A person holding two pieces of sandstone, each of which shows a brown leaf fossil
Jason Stiff
6 days ago

After almost a month, I have a place to sit. After assessing several ways to arrange it all, I have it configured in place. Now it's time to prep for work.

#Montana #Billings #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #couch #sofa #relax #livingroom #fengshui #Saturday #weekend #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx

bse
6 days ago

Triceratops skull displayed at Makoshika State Park visitor center, eastern #Montana. The Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation is exposed here, along with the K-Pg #dinosaur extinction boundary and overlying Paleogene sediments #fossilfriday

Skull displayed in a diorama. Partial text in photo Triceratops The Horned Dinosaur. Three horns and a broad frill fanning out behind its head make this dinosaur easy to identify. Triceratops (in Greek it means "three-horned face") was the most common of the dinosaurs from the Hell Creek Formation. It was also the biggest and last of the ceratopsians: the horned dinosaurs. hollow inside, eventually extending halfway horn. Nobody knows why this happened, o may have filled the space. Since the hollow was weak, it is unlikely that Triceratops a defensive weapon.
Doug Belshaw
6 days ago

This article by Antonia Malchik reflects on her personal journey moving back to her hometown in Montana. It focuses on her deep sense of gratitude for the natural environment and community. She discusses the annual Gathering of the Glacier-Two Medicine Alliance, celebrating the retirement of the last remaining oil lease in the area, which is significant for the Blackfeet […]

https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2023/09/23/a-trickle-a-ripple-a-slow-rush/

50+ Music
1 week ago

"Wild Montana Skies" is a single from #JohnDenver's 1983 album #ItsAboutTime, featuring vocals from #EmmylouHarris. The song is often highly rated as a #Western and #Montana-themed song.
https://youtu.be/wztUGHnSmAM

Jason Stiff
1 week ago

The Thursday Dordle accurately described our Friday weather: a rainy jewel! I'll have your 7-day weather forecast on KTVQ at 4:30, 5:30 & 10pm! Be safe and enjoy!

#Montana #Billings #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #clouds #rain #showers #thunderstorms #snow #Dordle #rainy #jewel #Friday #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx #MastodonWeather #MastodonWX #weatherMastodon #wxmastodon

Giuseppe Michieli
1 week ago

#USA CDC: A #human #infection w/ novel #influenza A virus was reported by #Montana Dept of Health. Patient was infected with influenza #H1N2v virus. Patient was <18 yrs of age at time of infection, sought health care during the wk ending Aug 5, '23 (wk 31), and has not been hospitalized. An investigation by local public health officials found that prior to their illness onset the patient attended an agricultural fair. The investigation is currently ongoing.'' URL: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm

Bryan Hansel
1 week ago

Calm Explorations in Glacier National Park

#Photography #LandscapePhotography #Glacier #montana

A small white boat dwarfed by the mountains and the calm water with the reflection of the mountains on Lake mcdonald. Everything is soft and foggy and blue in the early morning light.
Jason Stiff
1 week ago

Rain and thunderstorms with snow in the mountains, and I can hear the thunder rumbling! A LOT more of ALL that coming tonight, Friday and Saturday!

#Montana #Billings #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #rain #snow #thunderstorms #wind #Thursday #Friday #Saturday #summer #autumn #fall #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx #MastodonWeather #weatherMastodon #wxmastodon

Jason Stiff
1 week ago

A Throwback Thursday to my VERY young days hitchhiking from Kalispell to Missoula with my Dad. I'll have your stormy 7-day weather forecast for ALL of Montana at noon on MTN!

#Montana #Billings #Missoula #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #hitchhiking #Throwback #Thursday #ThrowbackThursday #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx #MastodonWeather #weatherMastodon #wxmastodon #photography

Bryan Hansel
1 week ago

Moose in the Two Medicine area of Glacier National Park.

#photography #nature #wildlife #moose #Glacier #Montana

A bull moose splashing as he walks along the shoreline. The trees are reflecting green in the water.
JKrotkov
1 week ago

Looking forward to real icicles...
#Montana #photography #hiking

sunlight glitters on lichen hanging from tree branches as a hike passes below them
Sunlight glitters on lichen hanging from tree branches, with a chiaroscuro effect
morgandawn
1 week ago

"#Wildfire #smoke has slowed or reversed air quality gains made over the last two decades in most of the U.S., new study says

Some states — #Colorado, #Montana, #NewMexico, #Washington and #Wyoming — rolled back 50 percent or more of their progress since 2000. In #Oregon and #Nevada, wildfire smoke has completely erased their gains....

a single day of unhealthy smoke — in the “red” level on the federal government’s color-coded scale — gave the hospitals he was studying in central Oregon a 41 percent chance of exceeding their capacity....

University of Montana toxicologist Christopher Migliaccio tracked residents who lived through that smoke and found they showed significant decreased lung function one and two years afterward..."

1/n

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/09/20/america-air-quality-wildfire-smoke-warming-climate/

Jason Stiff
1 week ago

It's still summer, but it will feel like autumn soon in Montana with cooler air, rain, thunderstorms, and mountain snow just days away!

#Montana #Billings #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #clouds #rain #thunderstorms #snow #Wednesday #summer #autumn #fall #winter #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx #MastodonWeather #weatherMastodon #wxmastodon

Brian Alberts
1 week ago

Did you know the biggest kegger in US history took place in 1970s Montana? And it was a benefit concert that helped launch both Jimmy Buffet and Heart?

My latest for Good Beer Hunting breaks down the Aber Day Kegger----how it embodied a generation of drinkers, split Missoula, MT down the middle, and made the most of a fleeting historical moment.

https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2023/9/19/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-1970s-biggest-kegger

#beerhistory #beer #Montana #histodons #history

Drought Center
1 week ago

How do institutions work together to divide water among ecosystems — and what gaps exist between these frameworks?

Authors of a newly-published paper examine a case study in southwestern #Montana to illustrate the institutional landscape of "ecologically available water."

Contributors from NDMC include Deb Bathke, Tonya Haigh and Michael Hayes.

Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1752-1688.13167

#article #science #drought #USA #water

Illustration of ecologically available water as it relates to selected components of the hydrologic cycle.
nathans :ms_weed: :donor:
2 weeks ago

A Montana Judge Just Ruled the State’s Constitution Bans New Fossil Fuel Plants

In Montana, young residents just won a lawsuit charging that construction of a new gas power plant was barred by the state constitution. But “pro-climate” President Joe Biden is arguing fiercely against letting the US Supreme Court hear a similar case.

The wording in Article IX, Section 1, of Montana’s constitution couldn’t be clearer: “The state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.” Accordingly, in April, a district court judge in Yellowstone County voided a permit for a natural gas–fired power plant under construction there. Over its lifetime, it would have released an estimated twenty-three million tons of planet-roasting carbon dioxide, and that, ruled the judge, was incompatible with a “clean and healthful environment” in Montana or, for that matter, anywhere else.

#USPol #Politics #Montana #News #ClimateChange #GreenEnergy #RenewableEnergy #GoGreen #Environmentalism #JoeBiden #Biden #Jacobin #Ecosocialism

https://jacobin.com/2023/09/held-v-montana-court-constitutional-right-climate-change-youth-generations-environment/

Jason Stiff
2 weeks ago

A mostly clear Montana sky means another great chance to see the ISS tonight! Look SW at 8:31pm, and you'll see it move NE for 6 minutes! Enjoy!

#Montana #Billings #Q2 #KTVQ #MTN #Wyoming #ISS #spacestation #astronomy #space #Sunday #weather #wx #mtwx #wywx

A3 cont'd

Montana Judge Ruled State Constitution Bans New Fossil Fuel Plants
Young residents won a lawsuit charging that construction of new gas power plant barred by state constitution
But “pro-climate” President Joe Biden arguing fiercely against letting SCOTUS hear similar case
https://jacobin.com/2023/09/held-v-montana-court-constitutional-right-climate-change-youth-generations-environment

#Democrats #GOP #GOPmenace #Montana #SCOTUS #ClimateChange #ClimateCatastrophe #DoJ #FossilFuels #Biden #corporations #DefundCorporations #neoliberalism #StructuralViolence

it's kat!
2 weeks ago

i don't know how it happened, this video that binds english drum & bass with indigenous storytelling, but it's so important. i grew up in browning, too young to understand the hardship of everyday life for people on the #blackfeet reservation.
#jukeboxFridayNight #browning #montana #indigenous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9pU9FPz-dk
('alive' - chase & status, 2013)

Resolviendo la incógnita
2 weeks ago

El Ober Gabelhorn es uno de los picos de los Alpes peninos que se alza por encima de los 4000 metros de altura, pero ¿puedes ver al esquiador Jeremie Heitz descendiéndolo? #alpes #montaña #mountains #alps #sky #findthesniper 📷Tero Repo

Pico nevado con una enorme pendiente vertical. Desde la cumbre se ve el trazado dejado por un esquiador, que aún está descendiendo, aunque se ve demasiado pequeño en comparación con la montaña.
ZhiZhu
2 weeks ago

@JamesGleick

"Over the summer, state #libraries in #Montana, #Missouri and #Texas announced that they were severing ties with the ALA, imperiling their libraries’ access to funding and training...

Conservative legislators in at least nine additional states are urging their state libraries to follow suit and disaffiliate."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/09/15/american-library-association-book-bans/

#Books #Education #Parents #Children #Politics #USPol #USA #News

Text from article:
Over the summer, state libraries in Montana, Missouri and Texas announced that they were severing ties with the ALA, imperiling their libraries’ access to funding and training. The Texas decision was taken after state Rep. Brian Harrison (R) wrote to library leaders saying that “the ALA works against parents by fighting to keep pornographic materials in public libraries.” Conservative legislators in at least nine additional states are urging their state libraries to follow suit and disaffiliate. That includes Alabama, where state Rep. Susan DuBose in August published an op-ed calling the ALA “a conduit” for pornography. Four days later, Gov. Kay Ivey (R) wrote to her state’s library saying she was worried about “the environment” in libraries statewide and feared the ALA was “making the situation worse.”

Went on a long hike/trail run with some buddies last weekend. They ran me into the ground (quite literally... puking by the end).

But! There's 6 miles of ridgeline along the Rocky Mountain Front that we got acquainted with—a rare and special place.

#Montana #mountains

A hiker (me) stands on a rocky ridgeline, smiling, while the ridge runs miles out into the distance.
A rocky ridgeline extends out into the distance under blue skies. A tiny hiker appears in the middle distance.
Two hikers stand against the skyline atop a reddish brown and pale tan hillside. The sky is blue and loosely filled with puffy clouds.
Gail Waldby
2 weeks ago

🧮The calculator🧮 is a tool that illustrates the #MTtaxshift. Go see for yourself: check out TaxShiftMT.com to see where your money is going and who’s benefiting at your expense. #mtpol #mtnews #montana

Ronald Drimmel
2 weeks ago

Came across this image this morning on the Int'l #DarkSky (formally #IDA) Slack space. Total integration time of <17min from somewhere in #Montana. Originally posted on FB by MT DarkStar Photography (https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=776882601109292&set=a.122038376593721)
.. I weep. #DarkSkiesForAll #Astrophotography

Nightscape photo with an old barn-like wooden structure in the foreground, and a sky criss-crossed with satellite trails. "Skynet" indeed.
HumanRights&Business
3 weeks ago

#Wildfires#Canada's worst season on record. “…Pressure is…mounting on decision-makers to become more proactive in…mitigating & preparing for…impacts of climate change. An Aug 14…ruling from… #Montana…sided with…youth who claimed that…Montana violated their right to a healthy #environment. A…case brought by 7 youth… [in] #Ontario…has… been heralded as groundbreaking…” | UVic climatologist Andrew Weaver, The Conversation https://theconversation.com/yellowknife-and-kelowna-wildfires-burn-in-what-is-already-canadas-worst-season-on-record-211817 #RightToAHealthyEnvironment

JKrotkov
3 weeks ago
foreground of rounded, lichen-covered rocks emerging out of grassland, background of mountain range in the distance, under puffy white clouds.
Dramatic clouds over a grassy mountain with jutting rocks.
Steve Herman
3 weeks ago

Of the 1,681 courses taught this fall at the University of Montana, JRNL 102Y definitely grabs attention. Not so much for its catalog title, of course, but for its name: Calling Bullshit. https://missoulacurrent.com/um-journalism-course/ #education #journalism #Montana

Dr. Alexandre Santerne 🌍
3 weeks ago

The #night #sky in 2023.

This shocking #photography was obtained from #Montana (#USA) over 17 minutes. It reveals the crazy number of #satellites orbiting the #Earth. Most of them are #StarLink (from #SpaceX / #Musk) and aim at providing internet to some remote places.

StarLink is not the only project for space-based #internet: there are also #Kuiper (#Amazon), #oneWeb, #Iris2 (@EU_Commission), etc... which will send even more satellites into #space

#Astronomy

Credits: Matt C. Jackson

17 minutes pictures over Montana showing lots of trails imprint by satellites.
Jason Stiff
4 weeks ago

Part 2: After the mooooove... Here's how Holly Cow and Minnie Cow did after my "MOOOOOVE" to Montana. 29 year old Holly Cow and Minnie Cow must be protected at all costs! (4/4)

#Montana #Billings #move #packing #moving #cow #cows #HollyCow #MinnieCow #mustprotect

Jason Stiff
4 weeks ago

I've been asked how Holly Cow did during my "MOOOOOVE" to Montana. 29 year old Holly Cow and Minnie Cow must be protected at all costs! Part 1: Before the mooooove... (2/4)

#Montana #Billings #move #packing #moving #cow #cows #HollyCow #MinnieCow #mustprotect

stritasbooks
4 weeks ago

Teck is a very large Canadian mining company that dumps pollutants into the Elk River which flows into the Kootenai River which flows into Montana. This pollution impacts fish and other wildlife. And the local rodeo association takes monetary donations from Teck to put on rodeos and Bull Thing here in Eureka, MT (7 miles from Canadian border). The guy in charge of the association doesn’t consider it a pay off. And Teck keeps dumping selenium into the water. #Teck #montana #climatecrisis #epa

Jason Stiff
1 month ago

The cats in California must have called ahead to the cats in Montana and let them know I was coming...

#Montana #Billings #cat #cats #Caturday #Saturday #call #callahead #lookout #catsofmastodon #mastodoncats

JKrotkov
1 month ago

Yeah, my day didn't suck.

#hiking #montana #wilderness #photography

A hiker crosses a stream high in the mountains
JKrotkov
1 month ago

My visit to Grasshopper Glacier in the #Beartooth wilderness was a success, even if the snow angel ia a bit dodgy. Call it #art .
#hiking #Montana #glacier

A snow angel on a glacier

This is an INCREDIBLE 13-minute documentary about #AmericanPrairie, a non-profit seeking to create a prairie reserve in Montana the size of Connecticut. Please watch and share.

https://youtu.be/PyKnFHcYk7E

#Prairie #NatureConservancy #Bison #Buffalo #GrowNative #Montana

Buenos días mastonautas! Hoy, como persona aficionada al senderismo, os traigo este artículo.

Habla de cómo se han masificado ciertas rutas de montaña, incluso algunas peligrosas y difíciles como la ruta del Cares en Picos de Europa.

La desconexión, el respirar aire puro, las vistas, la naturaleza... A mí también me encanta todo eso. Pero hay que ser conscientes de nuestra forma física, del tiempo, de ir aprovisionados y bien equipados.

Para disfrutar hay que tener cabeza!
Si estás empezando, haz rutas más fáciles (menos km, menor elevación) primero. Luego ya habrá tiempo de aumentar dificultad.

Hazlas siempre con luz suficiente (lejos de las horas del ocaso, donde no puede volar un helicóptero) y atendiendo al tiempo (evitemos calor-frío intenso, lluvia, nieve...).

https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/turismo-borde-muerte-picos-europa_1_10458882.html

#Senderismo #Montaña #PicosDeEuropa

Jason Stiff
1 month ago

A new beginning at the end of the week: After 3+ years, today will be my last day forecasting the weather at Action News Now. It's time for me to return home to Montana so I can live and work much closer to my family. Thank you to everyone for your kind words and for watching my weather forecasts... I really appreciate it! Soon, I will be forecasting the weather at KTVQ and MTN, and I am looking forward to it. I'll have your 7-day weather forecast one last time at 4, 5, 6, 10 & 11pm! Thank you, everyone. Take care and be safe!

#California #Chico #Redding #NorCal #Montana #Billings #KTVQ #MTN #licenseplate #funnylicenseplates #change #thankyou #takecare #besafe #Friday #weather #wx #cawx #caweather #weatherMastodon #wxmastodon #climate

JKrotkov
1 month ago

Despair is unproductive. Its also a sin.

#photography #montana #hiking #mountains

a mountain lake surrounded by rocky hills, pine forests and snowy mountains
Jester
1 month ago

@StillIRise1963 totally agree. Speaking of deplorables, here’s my governor’s mugshot. #montana

Toastie
1 month ago

If you happen to be in Missoula tomorrow, come say hi!

I'll be at HCN's free panel discussion about the work of BIPOC and LGBTQ leaders in the outdoors in and around Montana.

The conversation will be hosted by a HCN Senior Editor Emily Benson, and feature Chris La Tray (Métis storyteller, poet, activist), Alex Kim (founder of Here Montana), and DeAnna Bublitz (microbiologist and founder of D.E.E.R. Camp).

See you there, #Montana!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/were-out-here-intersectional-voices-from-the-west-tickets-692493054367?aff=oddtdtcreator

MMR Nmd
1 month ago

Les #medias français ne sont pas chauds-chauds pour commenter la victoire historique de ces 16 jeunes ricains contre #BigOil

Pg, nos amis canadiens n'ont pas cette pudeur...ou les mêmes annonceurs.

"Une juge du Montana, aux États-Unis, a donné raison lundi à 16 jeunes qui accusaient leur État d’enfreindre leur droit constitutionnel à un « environnement propre et sain » en favorisant l’industrie fossile.

Une décision historique dans un pays où le tiers de la population ne croit pas que les changements climatiques sont causés par les activités humaines.

La juge Kathy Seely a déclaré inconstitutionnelle une loi du Montana interdisant aux autorités de prendre en compte les conséquences des émissions de #GES au moment d’accorder ou non des permis à des entreprises d’énergies fossiles.

« Les plaignants ont un droit constitutionnel fondamental à un environnement propre et sain, ce qui inclut le climat...
Les émissions de GES du Montana et le changement climatique se sont avérés être un facteur substantiel des impacts climatiques sur l’environnement du Montana et des dommages et préjudices subis par les jeunes »

#Climat #LAffaireDuSiecle #LutteClimatique #Montana #RechauffementClimatique #Jeunesse #Youth

https://www.lapresse.ca/international/etats-unis/2023-08-14/poursuites-climatiques/des-jeunes-remportent-une-premiere-victoire-historique-au-montana.php

CelloMom On Cars
1 month ago

Great piece by @petergleick puts this win in perspective.

"The clear acceptance of the facts of #ClimateChange and the strength of climate science will make future attempts in court cases to dismiss climate science untenable. The case provides a roadmap for how to present the science, and clearly establishes the threat of climate harm to humans, future generations, and the environment, which will make it easier to do so in future cases."

#Montana #ClimateLawsuit
https://thebulletin.org/2023/08/montana-climate-case-delivers-win-for-youth-science-and-the-environment/

Tadzio Mueller
1 month ago

"Historischer Klima-Erfolg: #Montana verletzt das Recht auf 1 'saubere & gesunde Umwelt'."

Wow. So 1 Urteil gab es ja noch nie, außer in Frankreich, Deutschland, Kanada.

Deal with it: Juristische #Klima-Strategien sind gescheitert, wie alle anderen.

Denn:

1. Die Judikative hat keinen Hebel, dieses Urteil politisch umzusetzen;

2. Legislativen & Exekutiven sind mehrheitlich fossilistisch & vor allem: allesamt wachstumsorientiert;

3. Die Ursache der Klimakrise ist fossilkapitalistisches Wachstum.

https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/montana-historischer-erfolg-fuer-junge-us-klaeger-in-klimaprozess-a-381d5e40-547e-4663-8ee8-a65d0bd298e7

CelloMom On Cars
2 months ago

WIN !!

"Julia Olson, who founded #OurChildrensTrust, said the case marks the first time in #US history that the merits of a case led a court to rule that a government violated young people’s constitutional rights by promoting #FossilFuels.

“In a sweeping win for our clients, the Honorable Judge Kathy Seeley declared #Montana’s fossil fuel-promoting laws unconstitutional,” she said."

#ClimateChange
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/14/montana-climate-trial-young-activists-judge-order

Matthew Rimmer
2 months ago

‘Game-changer’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/14/montana-climate-trial-young-activists-judge-order Sixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment. #climate #litigation #Montana

Tommy Williams
2 months ago

Wow!

"Judge rules in favor of #Montana youths in landmark #climate decision"

Unfortunately, the decision will only encourage our GOP-led legislature to try even harder to repeal Montana's surprisingly progressive constitution.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/14/youths-win-montana-climate-trial/

#ClimateChange

Flipboard News Desk
2 months ago

A judge in the U.S. state of Montana sides with 16 young activists, finding that their right to a “clean and healthful environment” was violated. BBC News reports: https://flip.it/eU8ktU
#News #Environment #Montana #ClimateChange

HistoPol
2 months ago

@arstechnica

@GottaLaff

...in the US.

#Montana:
"...the court ruled that the state's energy policy's limitation on environmental impact reviews was unconstitutional."

The German Constitutional Court ruled on 24 March, 2021.

Back then, legal pundits said that the arguments were of interest internationally.

Would be interesting to compare, if this hypothesis held true.

#HelenaVsKarlsruhe

https://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/EN/2021/bvg21-031.html

#Legal
#ClimateChange
#ClimateCatastrophe

Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in Landmark Climate Case

"A judge in Montana ruled on Monday that young people in the state have a constitutional right to a healthful environment, finding in a landmark case that the state’s failure to consider climate change when evaluating new projects was causing harm."
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/us/montana-youth-climate-ruling.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

#climatechange #Montana

Great news! A climate case brought by young people won in a Montana court - provides a model from across the U.S.!

Montana's constitution guarantees a “clean and healthful environment”. The plantifs argued that a law preventing the state from considering climate impacts of energy projects denied that right.

Gift article from WashPo: https://wapo.st/455uN3H

#ClimateCrisis #youth #ClimateChange #montana

Exciting news!

Judge rules in favor of #Montana youths in landmark #climate decision

#coal
https://wapo.st/455uN3H