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Stories of Kinship

Stories of Kinship by Western Environmental Law Center

Welcome to Stories of Kinship, a podcast by Western Environmental Law Center, where we"re working towards a thriving, resilient western U.S. lands, waters, wildlife, and communities in the face of a changing climate. storiesofkinship.substack.com

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The Clean & Healthful Montana Podcast, Ep. 2: Too Big...

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2026/10/02

Here's the deal. A 647-mile pipeline, transporting 1.13 million barrels per day of tar sands oil (gross!), is being proposed in eastern Montana with very little public awareness. If the pipeline is built, it will run from the Canadian border in Phillips County, Montana, to Guernsey, Wyoming, carrying diluted bitumen from Alberta's tar sands across rivers, aquifers, ranch land, and communities throughout the state.In this episode of the Clean and Healthful Montana podcast, WELC Equal Justice Works

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The Clean & Healthful Montana Podcast, Ep. 1: Lake...

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2026/05/14

In our inaugural episode of the Clean and Healthful Montana Podcast, we sit down with Derf Johnson, Deputy Director of the Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC), to unpack a recent district court ruling.The Case: Mont. Dep’t of Env’tl Quality, MEIC, et al. v. Mont. Bd. of Env’tl Review, Teck Coal/EVR, Lincoln County — Cause No. DV-2023-21 (1st Jud. Dist., Lewis & Clark Cnty.)The Decision: Order on Motions for Summary Judgment, Hon. Kathy Seeley, April 8, 2026The ruling upheld Montana’s

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Ep. 7: Environmental Justice for All

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2026/03/02

We’re back! After a break from sharing episodes, Stories of Kinship is returning with a timely conversation featuring WELC board member, Cliff Villa.As professor and tenured faculty member at the University of New Mexico School of Law, Cliff provides clinical training to students in the Natural Resources and Environmental Law Clinic. Before joining UNM, Cliff spent more than 20 years as legal counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where he focused on laws that you probably like very

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Ep. 6: Community Power (Latino Conservation Week)

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2025/08/28

Coming up on September 13-21, Latino Conservation Week (LCW) will bring together communities to connect with nature, take their first steps in advocacy training, and celebrate what it means to be Latino in conservation. Led by Hispanic Access Foundation and partner organizations across the country, LCW is a special moment to amplify the work of local leaders and create access points for whole families to find their space in the outdoors. From nine events in 2014 to over 360 events in 2024, LCW has

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Ep. 5: Endangered Definitions (The ESA)

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2025/07/08

Humpback whales. California condors. Island foxes. What do these species have in common? In addition to a shared characteristic of general awesomeness, these special creatures also escaped very near extinctions thanks to protections from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). A core environmental law in the U.S., the ESA represents one of the best tools we have for safeguarding wildlife and critical habitat. Yet, as you may have heard back in May, aspects of this important law are being targeted by the

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Ep. 4: Beavers, Crossings, & Showing Up

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2025/05/05

Whether you love creatures with a gift for ecological engineering or want to see more stunning overpasses and underpasses help highways everywhere become safer (for drivers and wildlife!), this one’s for you. Our team could not be more excited to share this episode featuring WELC deputy director and incredible wildlife advocate, Sristi Kamal, along with our special guest, Ben Goldfarb. You may recognize Ben from his beloved books, Eager and Crossings — two works responsible for converting quite a

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36:44

Stories of Kinship, Episode 3: Beyond the Federal...

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2025/03/14

“Are you failing with the doomscrolling as much as I am?” The past two months have been a lot on every level. For those of us trying to strike the balance between informed and overwhelmed, it’s hard to know where to focus. So in this conversation, WELC’s Erik Schlenker-Goodrich guides us through impacts from recent Executive Orders, DOGE projects, and attacks on foundational environmental laws like the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act. We discuss what this means from

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Stories of Kinship, Episode 2: Montana Youth Make...

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2025/02/20

In December 2024, 16 youth plaintiffs and the legal teams at WELC, Our Children’s Trust, and McGarvey Law made climate justice HISTORY! In a massive victory at the Montana Supreme Court after years of work, the court upheld a landmark decision in favor of youth climate activists. In a final 6-1 vote, the justices ruled that Montana was violating residents’ constitutional right to a clean environment. For Stories of Kinship: Episode 2, host Suze Wehr interviews WELC staff attorneys Barbara Chillcott

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Stories of Kinship: Water, Climate, and Holding the...

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2025/02/06

What is it like to be advocating at the state level while trying to track and oppose the chaos we’re seeing at the federal level right now? What are WELC’s priorities for the 2025 New Mexico legislative session? What can people do to stay focused and fired up during this brutal period of attacks on climate justice and human rights? In this conversation with WELC’s Erik Schlenker-Goodrich and Brian Sweeney, we dive into these questions and more, exploring key bills to support in NM right now and

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