amy walter, tamara keith, thank you so much. ♪ geoff: a first of its kind trial is underway in montana, where a group of young people argue the state's lawmakers aren't doing nearly enough to address climate change. montana is one of the nation's biggest coal producers, and the industry there has strong political support. william brangham reports how the plaintiffs are using a unique clause in the state constitution to try and force a change. william: it was back in middle school when claire vlases first asked some adults to do something for the environment. her middle school in bozeman, montana was undergoing a major renovation, and so she thought, why not put solar panels on all that new roof? she presented the idea to the project managers. >> i was immediately shut down. they just told me that the idea wasn't feasible and it was way too expensive. went home, cried about it a little bit. then thought about it more. then i realized, if the only barrier to putting solar panels on the school was the cost, that was not a big deal.

geoff: all right, tamara keith and amy walter, thank you both. welcome. ♪ amna: in texas, lgbtq rights are under attack everywhere from the halls of the capitol to the streets of small towns. on friday, republican governor greg abbott signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. republican lawmakers have also targeted drag performers. laura barron-lopez is back with her report from one texas town where a fight over drag has exposed deep divisions. laura: once a month in taylor, texas, lgbtq families and supporters gather to make art, watch movies, and show off their talents. it is a space for members of the taylor pride group to connect. but wherever they go, the taylor area ministerial alliance follows. >> i know you know that, and you suppress that truth and unrighteousness. laura: known here as tama, the group of orthodox christian churches protest these events, in their words, to evangelize. and so they have, every month, says denise rodgers, who founded taylor pride in 2020. denise: we are just trying to exist and they show up

that's amy walter of the cook political report, with amy walter, and tamara keith of npr.o. let's start our conversation about the 2024 raise with more about the politician says he will not get into this, new hampshire governor chris sununu. he wrote an op-ed which i will read. he says, if trump is the nominee, republicans will lose again as we did in 2018, 2020, and 2022. this is indisputable and i'm not willing to let it happen without a fight. he argues he will have more power and influence as a kingmaker in new hampshire. is he right about that? amy: i do not think so. i think there is about 10% to 15% of the republican electorate interested in a non-trump -- not just a non-trump candidate, but an anti-trump candidate. they appeal to those voters, very narrow. for the rest of republican voters, they are looking for maybe an alternative, maybe 50% to 60% looking for an alternative. . to donald trump they are not looking for an anti-trump. that is why governor sununu had a narrow lane. his ability in new hampshire, i would put a question mark next to in terms of being a