In this week’s podcast, Ashley Ahearn speaks with Cassandra Profita and Bonnie Stewart about their recent reporting on Northwest coal exports.
Also, Aaron Kunz, a reporter for EarthFix and Idaho Public Television, and Cassandra had the rare opportunity to speak with U.S. District Judge James Redden. It was his first interview since stepping down from the Northwest’s landmark legal case involving salmon and hydropower. In the interview, Redden candidly says that he things the four dams on the Lower Snake River should come down.
And Ashley gets the inside scoop on a new mobile app that could be good news for endangered whales.
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A longer excerpt from the interview with Judge Redden. Check out the full story, Judge Redden on Saving Salmon: Tear Down Those Dams.
Cassandra’s story, Kitzhaber Calls For Environmental Impact Study Of Coal Exports.
More on how Bonnie Stewart and Amelia Templeton identified the Coos Export Negotiators.
Each week, podcast host Ashley Ahearn will take you “behind-the-news.” You’ll hear conversations with fellow EarthFix journalists and interviews with experts talking about the latest environmental news. The podcast will also feature audio stories from the EarthFix team.
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