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At Coast Range Radio, we interview folks who work to build just communities that provide for people and the natural world. We are particularly interested in the connections between Pacific Northwest forests, social justice, and the climate crisis. Coast Range Radio is an independent radio show and podcast hosted by Michael Gaskill. Michael is a lifelong rural Oregonian and climate justice organizer.
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- 6 days ago48 min
BAAJA: The Most Dangerous Legislation You've Never Heard of and How to Stop It
So I was all set to release a really thought provoking set of interviews exploring the highly controversial plan to kill thousands of Barred Owls every year in a hail mary effort to save the spotted owl from extinction... But I just learned this week about an incredibly consequential bill quietly sneaking its way through congress, and time is of the essence on this one so the barred owl debate will have to wait. The so-called Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (or “BAAJA”)...
- Oct 1, 202655 min
The Plot to Sell Off National Parks, With Journalist Wes Siler
Wes Siler, author of the creatively named “Wes Siler’s Newsletter”, recently published a series of articles on the Trump administration’s secret plot to gut the National Parks, and I’m delighted to have him on the show today. We’re also going to get into his thoughts on the forest service, the roadless rule, and the opportunity this moment of crisis provides us. https://wessiler.substack.com/p/leaked-documents-reveal-trumps-planhttps://wessiler.substack.com/p/on-public-lands-could-chaos-be-aA...
- Sep 16, 202634 min
Why You Should Care About the Eugene Clean Energy Fund Ballot Measure!
I’m joined today by Aya Cockram from the Breach Collective and Dylan Plummer of the Sierra Club to talk about the Eugene Clean Energy Fund, or ballot measure 20-388. The Eugene Clean Energy Fund is modeled after the wildly successful Portland Clean Energy Fund, and would impose a small tax on mega corporations to help fund clean energy projects in Eugene. But whether or not you live in Eugene, the Eugene Clean Energy Fund is absolutely worth following and getting involved with. We spen...
- Sep 3, 202629 min
Now is The Time to Protect The Roadless Rule! Here's How and Why
If you are hearing this before September 21st and you care about public lands, they need you to act! The Trump Administration is attempting to open 45 million acres of protected public lands to destructive road building, logging, and mining, by repealing something called the Roadless Rule. This has fortunately gotten a lot of press, but if you aren’t familiar, here;s a quick primer: Since 2001, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (or simply The Roadless Rule) has protected over 45 million acr...
- Aug 20, 202636 min
Why Are Chinook Salmon Shrinking, and What is a "Terminal Fishery??"
Have you ever heard of a June Hog?? June Hogs were legendary, gigantic summer run Chinook salmon that could weigh up to 100 pounds on their way up the Columbia river. These days, the average Chinook caught on the Columbia weighs between 10 and 20 pounds. So what happened to these giants? You may be familiar with some of the reasons: dams, overfishing, habitat destruction, climate change, and hatchery fish. But what about where the fish are caught? I’m joined today by Misty MacDuff...
- Jul 22, 202647 min
Could Geothermal Energy be the Holy Grail of Renewable Power?
Let’s talk about something hopeful for a change! The ongoing renewable energy revolution is probably one of the most under-reported narratives in the story of climate change, and the American west is a literal hot bed for one of the most important green energy innovations - geothermal power. Geothermal power taps into the functionally limitless energy generated by earth’s molten core. It uses a fraction of the space that other green technologies like wind and solar require, and de...
- Jul 9, 202636 min
Just How Bad is Trump's Forest Service "Reorganization"?
Amidst the barrage of direct attacks that the Trump administration and their allies have been waging on public lands and the environment, you’d be forgiven for missing a potentially seismic shift in the Forest Service. On March 31st of this year (2026), the US Department of Agriculture, the agency which the Forest Service is a part of, quietly announced a dramatic restructuring of the agency which manages almost 200 million acres of public land. Responses have ranged from ‘Trump is destroying...
- Jun 25, 202643 min
Poisoning the Well: Understanding Environmental Resentment in Timber Country, Part 2
Today’s show features the second half of a fascinating conversation I had with Patrick Hunnicutt, Assistant Professor of Environmental Administration at the University of Oregon. Patrick is the co author of a yet to be published research project called Poisoning the Well: Process, recognition, and opposition to environmental policy in rural America. His research argues that grievances rooted in procedural injustice, for instance, the perception of resource extraction dependent communities tha...
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At Coast Range Radio, we interview folks who work to build just communities that provide for people and the natural world. We are particularly interested in the connections between Pacific Northwest forests, social justice, and the climate crisis. Coast Range Radio is an independent radio show and podcast hosted by Michael Gaskill. Michael is a lifelong rural Oregonian and climate justice organizer.
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