The Wednesday, August 23, 2023, Climate Justice Forum radio program, produced by regional, climate activists collective Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT), features news, music, and reflections on Idaho highway construction delayed by deficient state permit applications, swiftly large wildfires, evacuations, and states of emergency in eastern Washington and north Idaho near a federally postponed gas pipeline expansion, regulator rejection of a railroad request to stop forced coal transportation, a refiled Oregon biofuel refinery rail yard application, a newly operational solar power project in Montana, and lawsuits challenging Nevada lithium mining cases against water protectors and denouncing Alaska LNG export approval.  Broadcast for eleven years on progressive, volunteer, community station KRFP Radio Free Moscow, every Wednesday between 1:30 and 3 pm Pacific time, on-air at 90.3 FM and online, the show describes continent-wide, grassroots, frontline resistance to fossil fuel projects, the root causes of climate change, thanks to generous, anonymous listeners who adopted program host Helen Yost as their KRFP DJ.

The Federal Empire – What Are We Fighting For (Audio), June 13, 2017 Federal Empire

U.S. 95 Construction Proceeds during Permit Wait, August 18, 2023 Moscow-Pullman Daily News

Environmental Update, August 16, 2023 Paradise Ridge Defense Coalition (PRDC facebook post forthcoming)

Paradise Ridge Defense Coalition, August 23, 2023 Paradise Ridge Defense Coalition

Washington Wildfires Prompt Evacuations, August 19, 2023 Bonner County Daily Bee

Spokane County Declares Emergency as Gray and Elk Fires Continue to Burn, August 19, 2023

Sandpoint Gas Line Rupture and Evacuated Athol Fire One Mile from GTN Compressor, August 16, 2023 Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT facebook post forthcoming)

FERC Pulls GTN Xpress from the July Meeting Agenda, July 27, 2023 Columbia Riverkeeper

Regulators Deny BNSF’s Request for a Partial Stay of Coal-Hauling Decision, August 14, 2023 Trains Magazine

Update: NEXT Pulls Railyard Application, Plans to Refile, July 28, 2023 Chief

Clēnera Begins Operations at 105MW Apex Solar Project in Montana, August 21, 2023 PV Tech

Water Protectors Sued by Mining Company Ask Court to Dismiss Case, August 21, 2023 Protect Thacker Pass

Lawsuit Challenges Federal Approval of Alaska LNG Exports, August 11, 2023 Earthjustice