Climate Law

Montana’s AG deliberately lost the Held v Montana climate lawsuit

To: Montana candidates for the June 3, 2026, primary election, including candidates for the Montana Supreme Court, and all elected Republicans. From: Edwin X Berry, PhD, Bigfork, Montana: ed@edberry.com and this post here. Date: May 18, 2026 Subject: The Held v Montana (HvM) climate lawsuit was fraudulent because AG Knudsen deliberately and illegally lost HvM. […]

Trump needs a new climate team to defeat Lighthiser v Trump

by Ed Berry, PhD, Theoretical Physics, CCM Trump needs a climate team that has published proof that human CO2 is insignificant. The good scientists who have published proofs that human CO2 is insignificant, I call “my team.” My team is the only team that can defeat the Lighthiser v Trump climate lawsuit. By contrast, the

Will Montana update its climate law for President Trump?

President Trump has embarked on political path that needs climate truth for its justification. By contrast, Montana has rejected climate truth and has agreed with the Democrats on climate in Held v Montana. The Montana 2025 legislature has one opportunity to show that Montana supports what Trump is doing. That is to approve LC2205. Montana’s

Amicus Brief

If they read it, this Amicus Brief will overturn Held v Montana February 13, 2024 Amicus Parties Alphabetized Legislators Voting Break Down for HB 971: https://apps.montanafreepress.org/capitol-tracker-2023/bills/hb-971/ Voting Break Down for SB 557: https://apps.montanafreepress.org/capitol-tracker-2023/bills/sb-557/ Alphabetized Non-Government parties Noted for choosing to NOT be Parties to this Amicus Brief:

Montana AG and Gov betray conservatives

Ed Berry, PhD, Theoretical Physics, CCM Montana’s elected Republicans rearrange their deck chairs unaware their Titanic is about to hit an iceberg. Montana’s Republicans are about to lose the Held v Montana (HvM) climate lawsuit when its trial begins on June 12. Our Childrens’ Trust filed HvM and similar climate lawsuits in several states. They

AG Knudsen is letting Dems steal Montana

by Ed Berry, PhD, Theoretical Physics When Democrats win Held v Montana (HvM) here’s what will happen: At my own expense, I defeated this lawsuit in 2011 when it was a Petition in Montana’s Supreme Court. I thereby saved Montana billions of dollars and set a legal precedent that Montana courts cannot assume human CO2

The last Earth Day

by Ed Berry, PhD, Theoretical Physics, CCM But for Montana’s far-right, April 22, 2022, would have been the last Earth Day that assumes human carbon dioxide causes dangerous climate change. Montana’s far-right “hate voters” are now losing a climate change lawsuit that will cost Montana a billion dollars per year thereafter. Our Children’s Trust (OCT)

Montana HJ-10 Rebuttal

by Dr. Ed Berry I presented this rebuttal to the Montana House Committee on Natural Resources on February 13, 2011. You may download the PDF I prepared for the committee. Rep Doug Coffin (D), Missoula, Professor of Molecular Biology at the U of Montana,  sponsored HJ 10. Information about Rep Doug Coffin is here. The HJ 10

Montana HJ 10: “Overwhelming scientific evidence”?

Hearing for HJ 10 is scheduled for: Wednesday, Feb 13, 3 p.m., Rm 172, Helena Rep Doug Coffin (D), Missoula, introduced HJ 10. Information about Rep Doug Coffin is here and here. The HJ 10 legislative draft is here. Continuing Bill information will be here. Download PDF. House Joint Resolution Number 10A Joint Resolution of the Senate And The House Of Representatives of

Climate and the Constitution

From Harrison H. Schmitt’s “Climate and the Constitution, Parts 1, 2, 3” [Note by Dr. Ed Berry: Senator Schmitt wrote three articles that discuss climate and the constitution. To make it easier for you to follow his three articles, I summarize them here. The numbers throughout the text are the references he has cited in

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