Environmentalism Was Always About...

Environmentalism Was Always About Power Not Just Nature

The Stories Your City Forgot by Justin Mattson
Jan 3, 2026
40:13

Episode notes

When did the concept of being an environmentalist become controversial? The working class at one point was leading the charge alongside unions across the United States.

As Professor Steven Beda explains in this Story Your City Forgot, it can in part be traced back to the debate over what to do with the Spotted Owl.

To read more from Beda, you can click the link listed below.

https://books.google.com/books/about/Strong_Winds_and_Widow_Makers.html?id=KmmZEAAAQBAJ&source=kp_author_description

Keywords

The Stories Your City Forgot
One-on-One
Interview
Historian
SYCF
University of Oregon
Environmental History
Spotted Owl
Steven Beda

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