Youth plaintiffs in the Held v. Montana climate case leave the Montana Supreme Court, Wednesday, July 10, 2o24, in Helena, Mont., after oral arguments before the state's highest court. Attorneys for Republican officials pressed Montana's Supreme Court on Wednesday to overturn a landmark climate ruling that said the state was violating residents' constitutional right to a clean environment by allowing oil, gas and coal projects without regard for global warming. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)