Sam and Andrew interview Paula Hood from the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project on the Trump administration's rollback of the 21" Screens for Oregon's Eastside forests. Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project, Earthrise Law Center, Greater Hells Canyon Council, Oregon Wild, and Central Oregon Landwatch have been working closely to oppose the rollback of protections for large trees on eastside forests. In addition, 29 conservation groups and 115 scientists have joined in voicing their unified opposition to the Trump administration's rollback of the 21" Screens. For a more in-depth look at some of the ecological issues and science behind why protecting large and old trees in eastern Oregon is important, please check out this expert report by Dr. Dominick DellaSala and Dr. Bill Baker. 

You can take action to help defend large and old trees in eastern Oregon at https://bluemountainsbiodiversityproject.org/

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in this episode, Andrew interviews Dawn Villaescusa, President of the Audubon Society of Lincoln City on their Rocky Habitat Campaign. Dawn describes the ecological and social values of the rocky habitat on Oregon's coast. She describes the two community-based proposals that the Audubon Society of Lincoln City has submitted to Oregon's Ocean Policy Advisory Council’s (OPAC’s) Rocky Habitat Working Group for Cape Foulweather and Cape Lookout.

To support the campaign and learn more, visit http://www.lincolncityaudubon.org.

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Sam Krop takes the lead on this interview with two inspiring climate justice activists about their work supporting the city of Eugene, Oregon in achieving a just transition away from so-called “natural” or fracked gas.

Avery Temple is a student, community organizer and Latina activist working on racial justice and climate justice issues. Avery currently works for Cascadia Wildlands and is a co-lead on the Fossil Free Eugene campaign.

Ana Molina is a Latina environmental justice activist and advocate, wanting racial and climate justice for our BIPOC communities.  Ana is also the Statewide Environmental Justice Manager for Beyond Toxics.

Ana and Avery discuss the campaign, the issues with fracked gas, why this is a racial justice issue, the shady tactics of the fracking industry, what an exciting and visionary just transition looks like and how people can get involved.

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In this episode, Sam Krop and Andrew Collins-Anderson interview Allie Rosenbluth who is the Campaigns Director for the Southern Oregon-based climate justice organization, Rogue Climate. Allie shares her experiences working with the powerful grassroots coalition resisting the Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal and fracked gas pipeline. If built, the Jordan Cove LNG export project would be the largest single source of climate pollution in Oregon. 

Allie recounts the history of the grassroots fight to stop the project, the recent win with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) upholding the ODEQ’s denial of a key Clean Water Act permit and how folks can engage in current actions to stop the project.

Allie shares moving stories from experiencing industry funded state surveillance to this project’s connections to pipeline resistance movements across the US. In addition, Allie recounts how Rogue Climate experienced the climate crisis firsthand when their office burned along with 3,000 other structures in the Almeda Fire this September. Learn more and support Rogue Climate as they work towards a just rebuilding of the communities impacted by the Almeda Fire while confronting the climate crisis. 

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Coast Range Radio interviews community organizer and steering committee member of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance, Sam Krop. Sam discusses her work to resist post-fire logging in Oregon. We also introduce Sam as a new regular contributor and host on Coast Range Radio. Sam will be helping to expand and diversify the voices heard on the program.

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Coast Range Radio interviews troublemaker and writer Carol Van Strum. Carol has spent decades documenting and fighting the atrocities perpetuated on the rural communities of the Pacific Northwest through wanton pesticide use by massive chemical corporations, the timber industry and the federal government. Carol is the recipient of the David Brower Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the author of A Bitter Fog: Herbicides and Human Rights, No Margin of Safety, The Oreo File and other works. Carol was also instrumental to the creation of the Poison Papers.

In 2017, her work was instrumental in Lincoln County’s voter-approved first ever ban of aerial pesticide spraying in the nation. The ban was overturned, and that decision is being appealed. Carol is featured in the new documentary film, The People vs. Agent Orange. To find local screenings and to learn about the film visit www.thepeoplevsagentorange.com.

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Coast Range Radio interviews Kai Huschke of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and Oregon Community Rights Network. We discuss the community rights movement and Kai provides exciting examples of Oregon communities leading efforts to protect their local environment and community health by confronting corporate power. To learn more visit, https://orcrn.org

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Coast Range Radio interviews Laura Anderson owner of the restaurant, Local Ocean, based in Newport, OR. Laura has a master's degree in marine resource management from Oregon State University. Laura is also the director of the Oregon Ocean Science Trust, a board member of the Oregon Coast Aquarium, and a trustee of The Nature Conservancy of Oregon. Laura brings a wealth of knowledge and experience about Oregon’s major fisheries to our conversation. We discuss these fishery’s importance to Oregon's communities and outline important conservation concerns and opportunities.

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Coast Range Radio interviews Catherine Thomasson and Jody Wiser about timber tax fairness for Oregon’s counties. Catherine has worked on climate change issues for the past 25 years and is a former Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Jody is a Tax Policy expert with Tax Fairness Oregon.  We discuss the hardships Oregon’s counties are facing with reduced timber tax revenues and the impacts to rural water providers. Learn how to become engaged in restoring economic vitality for Oregon's rural communities. Join a community presentation at www.facebook.com/TaxFairnessOregon/.

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Coast Range Radio interviews Chuck Willer on the Green New Deal and a just transition for western Oregon’s corporate-owned industrial forests. Oregon’s forests play an important role in addressing the climate crisis. Chuck describes how land reform would revitalize rural Oregon communities while storing vast amounts of carbon. Chuck’s vision and analysis comes from 30 years of work addressing the underlying causes of social and environmental problems in western Oregon. To learn more and support this work visit www.coastrange.org.

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