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Illegal pipeline approval violated the National Environmental Policy Act and the Clean Water Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 22, 2019 GREAT FALLS, Mont. — In concert with other conservation and landowners’ groups, the Northern Plains Resource Council filed their opening brief today in their federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s illegal approval of the Keystone […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2019 BILLINGS, Mont. – Speakers from across the western United States gathered in Billings, MT yesterday for a rally demanding protection for water, climate, and land rights against the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline, a project of Canada’s TC Energy Corporation.The rally was organized by the Northern Plains Resource Council and […]

Gazette Editorial Board Sunday, October 27, 2019   With the shutdown of Colstrip Units 1 and 2 just two months away, state regulators are deciding on the best way to clean up waste ponds being used by the two larger units that will keep operating after Dec. 31. Action on the Revised Remedy Evaluation Report […]

Speakers gather from across the West to ensure the public is heard  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 25, 2019 BILLINGS, Mont. – The Northern Plains Resource Council and the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) have organized a rally and speaking event at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center on Tuesday, October 29 at 4 p.m. […]

by Alaina Buffalo-Spirit Monday, October 14, 2019 I write today to encourage you to comment on the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s remediation plan for Colstrip’s coal ash ponds. I grew up along the Tongue River near Birney. I am a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and live in Lame Deer. I am passionate […]

Gazette Editorial Board October 6, 2019 Why does Montana deserve less than North Dakota? Melissa Mittelstaed of Glendive posed that question in a Sept. 29 letter to The Gazette, expressing her concerns about proposed state regulations for landfills accepting low-level radioactive waste from oilfields. “If radiation levels ever spike, Montana landfills have 15 days to […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 25, 2019 GLENDIVE, Mont. – The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) held the first of two hearings soliciting public comment for draft rules to oversee the disposal of radioactive oil waste. in a packed, standing-room-only hearing room, community members called for strengthening the rules and expressed concern over a report that found […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 17, 2019   BILLINGS, Mont. – Olivia Stockman has officially assumed the role of Staff Director for the Northern Plains Resource Council, a grassroots conservation and family agriculture group founded in 1972. Teresa Erickson preceded Stockman in the role and has retired from the position after thirty-three years of leadership. The Staff […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2019 Click here for DEQ draft radioactive oil waste rules and hearings schedule. BILLINGS, Mont. – The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) last week released an update to proposed rules guiding the disposal of radioactive oil waste in Montana. Among the proposed changes is a quadrupling of Montana’s radioactivity concentration limit for […]

MINT and Northern Plains team up to bring Wild and Scenic Film Festival to Babcock Theatre September 21 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 16, 2019 BILLINGS, Mont – The Montana International Film Festival (MINT) is partnering with Northern Plains Resource Council to host the Wild and Scenic Film Festival on Saturday, September 21, at the historic […]