The Climate Dispatch
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The Climate Dispatch Podcast, presented by Sierra Club Angeles Chapter and Stranded Astronaut Productions, covers the stories of the climate crisis - from celebrating the wins to breaking down our fears, all while sharing collective hopes for the future. Hosted by climate storyteller Tehya Jennett, we invite a range of guests including activists, educators, and scientists to share their local climate stories, wins, hopes, and issues integral to their communities.
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The podcast covers various aspects of the climate crisis, celebrating victories while addressing fears and forming hopes for the future. Topics include the history of wildfires in California, the importance of community building for resilience, and the impact of climate anxiety. Episodes feature insightful discussions on practical solutions like fossil fuel alternatives, water conservation, and the social implications of climate issues.
The Climate Dispatch Podcast, presented by Sierra Club Angeles Chapter and Stranded Astronaut Productions, covers the stories of the climate crisis – from celebrating the wins to breaking down our fears, all while sharing collective hopes for the future. Hosted by climate storyteller Tehya Jennett, we invite a range of guests including activists, educators, and scientists to share their local climate stories, wins, hopes, and issues integral to their communities.
In this episode, we’re joined by Amy Bowers Cordalis of the Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group to talk about the largest dam removal project in U.S. history along the Klamath River. We explore the long fight to remove four hydroelectric dams, the environmental and cultural impacts they’ve had on the river, and what it has taken legally, spiritually, and collectively, to get to this moment.
Join us as we unpack how dam removal is about more than restoring fish populations, it’s about restoring relationships: between people and place, between upstream and downstream communities, and between past harms and future possibilities.
What does it look like to center sovereignty and stewardship in large-scale environmental change? What can this project teach us about climate resilience and ecological restoration? And how might it reshape the way we think about infrastructure, power, and responsibility?
Guest:
Amy Bowers Cordalis, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Fund
Featuring music from Emily Afton
My Indigenous Family's Fight to Save a River and a Way of Life.
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