PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 21, 2023
A recent court decision in Montana citing that state’s constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment is being cheered by climate activists around the country. But it has special significance for advocates in Maine who are fighting to establish a similar constitutional right to combat climate change and other environmental threats here. Last year, the Legislature voted against a proposed constitutional amendment that would have put climate change at the forefront of public policy decisions. Lawmakers will take up the proposal again next session with one key difference – this time, the campaign is being led youth organizers.