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Mark Fix surveys his pastures and calving grounds in the Tongue River Valley near Miles City.
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Blasting at the Rosebud Mine in southeastern Montana
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Northern Plains organizes Montana citizens to protect our water quality, family farms and ranches, and unique quality of life.
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Yellowstone Bend Citizens Council Annual Meeting
October 30, 2014
Join Yellowstone Bend Citizens Council for its 1st Annual Meeting. Thursday, October 30, 6:30 Membership Meeting (election of officers and reports) 7:00 Reception, program, and celebration at Shane Center, 415 E. Lewis St., Livingston Contact Page with any questions page@northernplains.org or 406-449-1256. more > Publications
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News
- Press release: New Livingston-area conservation group to hold first annual meeting Oct. 30 »
- Gazette editorial: Building blocks for Montana’s energy future – Oct. 27, 2014 »
- Air quality, traffic impacts and health issues from coal trains get new interest – Helena Independent Record, Oct. 25, 2014 »
- Exclusive: U.S. plans to plug coal royalty loophole padding export profits – Reuters, Oct. 23, 2014 »
- Judge strikes down Montana exempt-well rule – Associated Press, Oct. 20, 2014 »
- Letter: Who watches the Board of Oil and Gas? – Billings Gazette, Oct. 19, 2014 »
- Groups working hard to keep same-day voter registration – Lee State Bureau, Oct. 16, 2014 »
- Citizens appeal for transparency on gas flaring, oil spills – The Last Best News, Oct. 16, 2014 »