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Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by allowing fossil fuel development.The Montana case, brought by plaintiffs ranging in age from 5 to 22, was the first of its kind to go to trial in the US. The ruling adds to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change. If it...