Living in an Eastern WA Wildfire Season
Laura Ackerman lives on a hobby farm on the eastern side of West Plains near Spokane. She’s also an environmental organizer and Co-host of the radio program Earth Matters Now airing on KYRS community radio in Spokane. Ackerman shares a resident’s perspective on the wildfires in Eastern Washington.
Producer: Yuko Kodama
Photo: cropped from KYRS photo
Navigating How to Help After the Maui Wildfire
A wildfire on Maui engulfed the town of Lahaina on August 8th and 9th. With over 100 people dead in the aftermath, this event has been pronounced the deadliest blaze in U.S. modern history.
A large population of people from Hawaii live in the Pacific Northwest. This interview with Gail Stringer of Hawaii General Store and Gallery is a local perspective on response to the tragedy.
Producer: Yuko Kodama
Photo: Hawaii General Store
Basing Summer Plans on Wildfires
Summer wildfires are the new face of catastrophic climate change in Washington and much of the West. As summer 2019 unfolds, those who can, are making plans to become seasonal climate refugees to escape the smoke and unhealthy air. Find out what options there are who can’t leave town.
Producers: Martha Baskin and Daniel Guenther
Photo: Charles Luce