Montana's 1972 constitutional environmental provision was among the "strongest, all-encompassing environmental protections in the nation." Which broader constitutional trend does this represent?
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Montana's 1972 environmental provision emerged from post-1970 constitutional recognition that environmental protection requires fundamental rights status rather than statutory protection alone.
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