Who we are
We are eight Montanans and Cottonwood Environmental Law Center, and we believe our communities should be able to protect themselves from the harms of plastics. In 2023, we brought this lawsuit against the State of Montana to challenge HB 407.
The plaintiffs
Cottonwood Environmental Law Center, Liz Ametsbichler, Danny Choriki, Jeremy Drake, Katie Harrison, Youpa Stein, Mary Stranahan, Jan Swanson and Tom Waldorf
Our legal team
We are represented by Cottonwood Environmental Law Center.
Montana’s constitutional right
Montana is one of only three states, along with Pennsylvania and New York, that guarantee the right to a clean and healthful environment in their constitution’s bill of rights. That puts it on the same footing as free speech, religious liberty and trial by jury.