Montana signs anti-science law, further threatening the health of already suffering population

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Montana's legislature has passed the nation's most aggressive anti-science law, prohibiting state agencies from considering the impacts of excess heat-trapping pollution when reviewing permits for large projects like coal mines and power plants.

Governor Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 971 into law, dealing a blow to evidence-based environmental policy, according to Inside Climate News.

It strengthens an existing state law that already banned considering "regional, national, or global" impacts.

less rain in winter, more wildfires, snow melting earlier and increased drought, average temperature rise of 2-3 degrees F (winter and spring by almost 4 degrees F) since 1950 and increased heatwaves with the number of 90 degrees+ days jumping by 11

a group of 16-year olds are suing Montana, but it might be the EPA's draft rule and the amended Clean Air Act that will enable an overriding of the legislature's determination to secure the 'bottom line' protection of the oil, gas and coal industries, with coal providing around 50% of Montana's electricity

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/s...p&cvid=d568e2325f6242abcff10ccf6f25c7ea&ei=55

basically, Montana's giving a big Fuck You to every American and even everyone in the world since we all share the same air as it circulates the earth. Perhaps the federal gov't could impose massive, and i mean MASSIVE, fines on the state for inflicting its dirty emissions on us all.