Read our recent notes from the field – stories of community organizing across Montana.

IRA clean energy funding is coming our way!

IRA clean energy funding is coming our way!

The Inflation Reduction Act, which was signed into law last summer, will work to reduce United States’ greenhouse gas emissions by up to 44%...
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First steps in a long journey

First steps in a long journey

In late 1971, several months before a small group of people formed Northern Plains, some of those same people embarked on an ambitious project...
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Combining art and action to protect democracy

Combining art and action to protect democracy

A couple of years ago, Northern Plains member and Bridger farmer/rancher Tom Tschida found himself getting deeper and deeper into a new hobby, hand-printed...
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Montanans thwart attempts to strip away constitutional rights

Montanans thwart attempts to strip away constitutional rights

Montana legislators filed requests for 67 amendments to our state constitution this year, but as of the writing of this article, none look likely...
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Norane Freidstadt: Building citizen and conservation power for decades

Norane Freidstadt: Building citizen and conservation power for decades

Norane Friedstadt is no stranger to nonprofit and community work. She and her husband, Rob, moved to Helena at the age of 22, and...
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Standing strong in the face of adversity

Standing strong in the face of adversity

The novelist James Lane Allen is credited with the quote, “Adversity does not build character, it reveals it.” After a remarkably challenging session full...
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Hundreds show solidarity in Billings for the MMIP crisis

Hundreds show solidarity in Billings for the MMIP crisis

On Saturday, April 15, hundreds of people gathered at the Babcock Theater in Billings for the local premiere of Murder in Big Horn, a...
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Giving the people a say to stop NorthWestern’s polluting power plant

Giving the people a say to stop NorthWestern’s polluting power plant

This past Sunday, Northern Plains members continued to step up as community leaders taking on corporate corruption in Laurel. NorthWestern Energy continues to push...
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The age of the Copper Kings gives way to a new generation of “Methane Monarchs”

The age of the Copper Kings gives way to a new generation of “Methane Monarchs”

Just over fifty years ago, Montanans rose up to demand more from our institutions. We drafted a new state constitution with expanded rights to...
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The power of standing up and speaking out

The power of standing up and speaking out

Our voices make a difference, and members testifying before our legislature has been a part of Northern Plains work since our founding. Below are...
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A good bill to address the MMIP crisis is on the Governor’s desk

A good bill to address the MMIP crisis is on the Governor’s desk

Despite the many challenges we’ve seen this session, we have an important win to celebrate. HB 18, sponsored by Rep. Tyson Running Wolf (D-Browning),...
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Forging the path to healing

Forging the path to healing

SJ 6 was recently heard in the House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations committee. SJ 6 is a joint resolution sponsored by Sen. Susan...
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