Notes from the Field

Merle promised, “If you don’t like it, I’ll go back to town.” 50 years later, at 89 years old, Rose Marie Aus still lives...

As we enter a new presidential administration with cabinet appointees that are hostile to the conservation ethic that underpins Northern Plains’ work to protect...

I have learned that anyone is capable of influencing change. I consider myself an introvert, not inclined to make waves – but I’ve learned...

Northern Plains proudly supports CI-126 and CI-127 because we believe our Montana communities are stronger when voters are empowered with more choices on the...

When Tom Baratta retired from his thirty two-year career as an educator, he sought a place where he could spend his retirement savoring the...

For members of Bull Mountain Land Alliance, the impacts of underground coal mining cut right to the core of their livelihoods and identity. Since...

NorthWestern Energy recently announced its purchase of the majority share of Colstrip Units 3 and 4 for the price of $0.00. Why would two energy...

To celebrate Northern Plains 50th Anniversary, we assembled a photography exhibition to highlight the people, places, and events that helped shape our organizational history....

Northern Plains has organized for years to ensure responsible and robust cleanup of Colstrip’s leaking coal ash ponds. These ash ponds have been contaminating...

Thanks to the courage of 16 young plaintiffs and a state constitution that provides some of the most expansive rights in the nation, Montana...

Patrick Certain co-owns and manages Stone Soup Garden, a regenerative farm founded on the connection between healthy food and intentional community.

Unscrupulous electric utilities put ratepayers on the hook for expensive, polluting fossil fuel plants in the 1980s, a history that is repeating itself.