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Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n

After researching and speaking with plaintiffs from the landmark climate lawsuit Held v. Montana, I wrote an article for the USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication<\/a> about the lessons the case holds for people seeking to effectively communicate the impacts and need for action on climate change. Read the full article here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening Excerpt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When the kids took Montana to court<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On an early June morning last year, I sat down in my apartment to start another day of remote work when I saw a newsletter in my inbox titled, \u201cYouth activists sue Montana<\/a>.\u201d It was referencing the upcoming trial in the highly anticipated climate lawsuit Held v. Montana<\/em>, where 16 young people were suing the state  \u2013\u2013 one of the largest coal producers<\/a> in the country  \u2013\u2013 for contributing to the climate crisis and violating their right to a healthy environment<\/a>. (In fact, Montana is one of the few states<\/a> that guarantees residents the right to a healthy environment in its constitution.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading about the case and the impending trial, I was excited and<\/em> nervous; I admired the youth climate advocates but also felt skeptical towards the judicial system upon which the lawsuit\u2019s fate rested. I quickly tempered my expectations and assumed that the lawsuit would likely be unsuccessful. But I was also hopeful that it could at least spark broader conversations around the impacts of the climate crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On August 14, the judgment came and I was pleased to learn that I was wrong. The Montana judge, District Court Judge Kathy Seeley, had ruled in favor of the youth plaintiffs<\/a>. The ruling affirmed their right to a healthy environment, found Montana to be in violation of those rights, and struck down two state statutes<\/a> that promoted reckless fossil fuel development. In other words, 16 kids took a U.S. state to court for contributing to climate change and won. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lessons Learned for Climate Communicators and Advocates <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As a young person working in the environmental space, this monumental victory made me feel more determined and hopeful about our future. But I also wondered: how did this youth-led group become successful? What can we climate advocates and communicators learn from their success? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, I explore some of the winning climate communication strategies from the case: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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