James and journalist Jason Dove Mark explain the roadless rule, national forests, and the Trump administration's attempts to strip protections from tens of thousands of acres of public land.

 https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-223869 
https://www.onxmaps.com/onx-access-initiatives/roadless-rule 
https://morethanjustparks.com/threatened-public-lands-map/ 

James and journalist Jason Dove Mark explain the roadless rule, national forests, and the Trump administration's attempts to strip protections from tens of thousands of acres of public land.
&nbsp;<a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-223869">https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-223869</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://www.onxmaps.com/onx-access-initiatives/roadless-rule">https://www.onxmaps.com/onx-access-initiatives/roadless-rule</a>&nbsp; <a href="https://morethanjustparks.com/threatened-public-lands-map/">https://morethanjustparks.com/threatened-public-lands-map/</a>&nbsp;

Natural Causes is a podcast about the politics and practicalities of going outside in a world on fire, hosted by Dr. James Stout. It approaches the outdoors, conservation, agriculture, food sovereignty, and Indigenous land rights as interconnected issues. We want to combine unflinching journalism with unabashed advocacy for the land we all share, and welcome everyone into the outdoors and the fight for our public lands. Our shared wild spaces are under threat like never before, from climate change, the Trump administration, and extractive capitalism. Now, more than ever, we need serious journalism and serious solidarity that engages people with the struggle to protect these spaces for generations to come. New episodes weekly.

Natural Causes is a podcast about the politics and practicalities of going outside in a world on fire, hosted by Dr. James Stout. It approaches the outdoors, conservation, agriculture, food sovereignty, and Indigenous land rights as interconnected issues. We want to combine unflinching journalism with unabashed advocacy for the land we all share, and welcome everyone into the outdoors and the fight for our public lands. Our shared wild spaces are under threat like never before, from climate change, the Trump administration, and extractive capitalism. Now, more than ever, we need serious journalism and serious solidarity that engages people with the struggle to protect these spaces for generations to come. New episodes weekly.

Natural Causes

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here started as an exploration of the possibility of a new civil war. Now a daily show, it's evolved into a chronicle of collapse as it happens, and an exploration of how we might build a better future. Every day Robert Evans, Garrison Davis, Mia Wong, and James Stout take you on a jaunty walk through the burning ruins of the old world and towards a better one that lays just on the horizon.

It Could Happen Here

What's the Roadless Rule and Who Wants To Scrap It?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/0b1820ea-d699-4368-b916-b4c2016f18e3/transcript

James is joined by Molly to discuss how the Bureau of Land Management is quietly changing its approach to public land management and what it means for approximately 900 bison in Central Montana.

(originally run on It Could Happen Here in May 2026)

Sources:
https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf 

https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf 

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf 

https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve

https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here. 

https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi 

https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/ 

https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit

https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf 

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule  

https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule 

https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/

James is joined by Molly to discuss how the Bureau of Land Management is quietly changing its approach to public land management and what it means for approximately 900 bison in Central Montana.
(originally run on It Could Happen Here in May 2026)
Sources: <a href="https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf">https://apps.irs.gov/pub/epostcard/cor/810541893_202412_990_2025073023621659.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf">https://gov.mt.gov/_docs/governor/AmericanPrairieProposedDecisionJanuary162026.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf">https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17537.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve">https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2026-01-21/blm-cancels-bison-grazing-permits-for-montana-nature-reserve</a>
<a href="https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here">https://news.mt.gov/Governors-Office/Governor_Gianforte_Appeals_Judges_APR_Bison_Grazing_Decision#:~:text=Following%20the%20judge's%20order%2C%20DNRC,appeal%20may%20be%20found%20here</a>.&nbsp;
<a href="https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi">https://t.co/HUAyMUnOVi</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/">https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/local/2015/06/18/business-leaders-provide-green-behind-conservation-effort/28960843/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit">https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-revokes-american-prairie-bison-grazing-permit</a>
<a href="https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf">https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/estatetaxfinal.pdf</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/12/2026-09386/rescission-of-conservation-and-landscape-health-rule</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule">https://www.blm.gov/about/laws-and-regulations/conservation-and-landscape-health-rule</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/">https://largetribes.org/2026/02/affirmative-action-for-cattle-tribes-challenge-feds-plan-to-revoke-bison-grazing-leases-on-public-land-media-share/</a>

Did Donald Trump Ban Buffalo?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/dd551da1-7459-4ab6-9539-b4bd01734b07/transcript

James follows up on last week's episode and talked to Miles Gray about what it is like to lose your home in a fire and how people can continue to help fire survivors.

Sources:

https://lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire/  
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk  
https://apnews.com/general-news-ffcad08a8ef14fa88df8bacdd9e73883  
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/newsom-wildfire-utility-liability-package/  
https://x.com/WildfireVics1st/status/2078175502523585021  
https://clickstrategies.us/  

Donation Links:

Spokane Immigrants Rights Coalition: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund 

Spectrum running the Rainbow Relief Fund: https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate 


Colville Fund: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign 

James follows up on last week's episode and talked to Miles Gray about what it is like to lose your home in a fire and how people can continue to help fire survivors.
Sources:
<a href="https://lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire/">https://lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk">https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://apnews.com/general-news-ffcad08a8ef14fa88df8bacdd9e73883">https://apnews.com/general-news-ffcad08a8ef14fa88df8bacdd9e73883</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/newsom-wildfire-utility-liability-package/">https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/newsom-wildfire-utility-liability-package/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://x.com/WildfireVics1st/status/2078175502523585021">https://x.com/WildfireVics1st/status/2078175502523585021</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="https://clickstrategies.us/">https://clickstrategies.us/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
Donation Links:
Spokane Immigrants Rights Coalition:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund</a>&nbsp;
Spectrum running the Rainbow Relief Fund: <a href="https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate">https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate</a>&nbsp;
 Colville Fund: <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign</a>&nbsp;

Losing Everything: How Communities Recover From Fire When Politicians Abandon Them

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/362ed3d6-de8b-467f-9ae0-b4b5000359b7/transcript

Weeks after more than 600 houses in Spokane burned, James talks to community members about how people prepared, cared for each other, and worried about migration enforcement during the fire evacuations.

Sources:

Aldo Leopold- A Sand County Almanac

 https://www.instagram.com/p/DcBqjR6RdzJ/

Donation Links:

Spokane Immigrants Rights Coalition: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund 
Spectrum running the Rainbow Relief Fund: https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate 
Colville Fund: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign 

Weeks after more than 600 houses in Spokane burned, James talks to community members about how people prepared, cared for each other, and worried about migration enforcement during the fire evacuations.
Sources:
Aldo Leopold- A Sand County Almanac
&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DcBqjR6RdzJ/">https://www.instagram.com/p/DcBqjR6RdzJ/</a>
Donation Links:
Spokane Immigrants Rights Coalition: <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund</a>&nbsp; Spectrum running the Rainbow Relief Fund: <a href="https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate">https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate</a>&nbsp; Colville Fund:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign">https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign</a>&nbsp;

Go Now: How to Prepare for Fire Evacuation 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/aafb7c05-f7c1-4ad8-8acb-b4ae01484d66/transcript

What's the Roadless Rule and Who Wants To Scrap It?

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