Northern Plains

We organize Montanans to protect our water quality, family farms and ranches, and unique quality of life. More here:

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

This summer, the Center for Investigative Journalism produced a #Reveal podcast episode titled “The Battle for Clean Energy in Coal Country.” Several Northern Plains members were interviewed, and the piece was rebroadcasted this past weekend.

https://t.co/p5abf1RzF9

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

Northern Plains helped to champion and pass a resolution during the last legislative session to establish the first week of April as
#MTSoilHealthWeek.

Save the date - the first Montana Soil Health Week will be April 1-7, 2024!

Stay tuned for more details.

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

The youth plaintiffs who won the #HeldvMT case have recently joined the fight against NorthWestern's methane-fired power plant in Laurel. We welcome these courageous young voices to this fight.

https://t.co/YCwLpDhnrY

#ClimateChange #FossilFuels

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

At least 17 members testified before OSMRE in Billings earlier this month. They respectfully demanded that OSMRE deny two corrupt coal laws which violate bedrock environmental legislation that Northern Plains helped establish in the 1970s. #CoalCountry

https://t.co/2uvCpEMkei

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

Earlier this month, Northern Plains joined 10 other ally organizations in filing a citizens complaint against Signal Peak Energy for failing to reclaim land in the Bull Mountains.

Read more: https://t.co/Vgoq3B9Eto

#CoalReclamation #FossilFuels

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

VICTORY! Northern Plains has been organizing for years to ensure responsible cleanup of Colstrip's leaking coal ash ponds. The "high and dry" approach we have been pushing for has been finalized as the cleanup plan. @billingsgazette

https://t.co/StgVF7Mrfu

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

Kirk Panasuk ranches near MT's Bakken oilfields & he's seen oil companies abandon wells after drilling. Bonding levels are so low, companies just forfeit them, leaving a mess behind for communities and taxpayers. Support updated #oilandgas bonding reforms! https://t.co/TCDfx0KW1M

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

"This ruling makes clear that the future prosperity and health of our youth must be considered in all of Montana’s energy decisions.” - Joanie Kresich, Northern Plains Chair

#HeldVMT #ClimateTrial #HeldMakesHistory

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

"...This ruling makes it clear that the future prosperity and health of our youth must be considered in all of Montana’s energy decisions.” #mtpol #mtnews #climate #heldvmt

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

“We will be watching closely to see how this groundbreaking ruling affects prior judicial orders requiring the state of Montana to consider the 23 million tons of climate pollution that NorthWestern Energy’s methane-fired power plant would emit if completed in Laurel...

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

“We offer our deepest gratitude and congratulations to the courageous Montana youth and their legal team for this historic victory!” said Joanie Kresich, chair of Northern Plains Resource Council, a grassroots conservation and family agriculture organization.

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

@BLMNational's proposed new rules for oil and gas drilling create greater protections for taxpayers & our environment. Higher bonding levels ensure funds are available to plug abandoned wells if companies skip town after drilling. #protectranchlands

[WORC @worcaction]

BREAKING: @BLMnational just released common sense new rules for #oilandgas. The first increases in reclamation bond rules in over 60 years will help ensure that corporations don’t walk away from their cleanup obligations when their wells run dry.
https://t.co/eDAW8xxXZl

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

Northern Plains member and rancher Jeanie Alderson wrote a @daily_montanan op-ed on how fraudulent labeling and unlawful market manipulation doesn't just drain millions of dollars from our #RuralEconomy, it also threatens the health of our #Climate.

https://t.co/alq5aBokiq

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

Thank you @SenatorTester for supporting honest beef labeling and supporting ranchers!

[Archive: Senator Jon Tester @SenatorTester]

Listen to Jeanie, folks. You don't have to be a 4th generation rancher from Birney, Montana to know that transparent meat labeling is good for producers, good for consumers, and good for our economy. Only American beef should be labeled "Product of USA!"
https://t.co/tRlDLJAzHx

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

Yesterday, @daily_montanan reported on Montana Dakota Utilities' (MDU) proposed #ratehike for eastern Montana electricity customers..."This rate increase is an existential threat to eastern Montana’s agricultural way of life where every dollar matters."

https://t.co/ln9nSMDY6Q

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

We stand in solidarity today with the courageous young Montanans in the Held v MT trial who are defending our constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment for this and future generations.

#HeldMakesHistory #YouthPoweredClimateTrial

https://t.co/pc47BIl1gH

[Amanda Eggert @amandaleggert]

Really proud to have played a role in producing this podcast episode for @reveal. I fully expect it will ruffle some #mtpol feathers, but I also hope it inspires genuine inquiry into the questions raised by Montana’s energy past, present & future. #mtnews

https://t.co/56tHIwipyy

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

We're proud of the Northern Plains members who shared their stories with @reveal detailing their work on the front lines to fight corporate corruption and protect their communities from toxic pollution. #ClimateJustice

[Reveal @reveal]

Montana's economy relies heavily on coal. And the industry has support from state politicians and @NWEinfo. Reveal's @jonathanrjones explores the controversial expansion of coal mining. Listen now ⬇️
https://t.co/bceEajRvkS

[Northern Plains @NorPlains]

This podcast and radio show from @reveal and @mtfreepress, dives deep into #MTEnergy policy.

Learn how MT legislators are colluding with NorthWestern Energy and others to guarantee big corporate profits while everyday Montanans pay the price: https://t.co/6G5r8JnFnB